diff --git a/drivers/crypto/img-hash.c b/drivers/crypto/img-hash.c
index 0c6a917a9ab8..b87000a0a01c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/img-hash.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/img-hash.c
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ res_err:
 
 static int img_hash_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	static struct img_hash_dev *hdev;
+	struct img_hash_dev *hdev;
 
 	hdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	spin_lock(&img_hash.lock);