diff --git a/drivers/net/can/pch_can.c b/drivers/net/can/pch_can.c
index 2bb215e00eb1..1226297e7676 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/pch_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/pch_can.c
@@ -1274,17 +1274,7 @@ static struct pci_driver pch_can_pci_driver = {
 	.resume = pch_can_resume,
 };
 
-static int __init pch_can_pci_init(void)
-{
-	return pci_register_driver(&pch_can_pci_driver);
-}
-module_init(pch_can_pci_init);
-
-static void __exit pch_can_pci_exit(void)
-{
-	pci_unregister_driver(&pch_can_pci_driver);
-}
-module_exit(pch_can_pci_exit);
+module_pci_driver(pch_can_pci_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel EG20T PCH CAN(Controller Area Network) Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/ems_pci.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/ems_pci.c
index 36f4f9780c30..5c6d412bafb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/ems_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/ems_pci.c
@@ -371,16 +371,4 @@ static struct pci_driver ems_pci_driver = {
 	.remove = ems_pci_del_card,
 };
 
-static int __init ems_pci_init(void)
-{
-	return pci_register_driver(&ems_pci_driver);
-}
-
-static void __exit ems_pci_exit(void)
-{
-	pci_unregister_driver(&ems_pci_driver);
-}
-
-module_init(ems_pci_init);
-module_exit(ems_pci_exit);
-
+module_pci_driver(ems_pci_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/kvaser_pci.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/kvaser_pci.c
index ed004cebd31f..23ed6ea4c7c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/kvaser_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/kvaser_pci.c
@@ -397,15 +397,4 @@ static struct pci_driver kvaser_pci_driver = {
 	.remove = __devexit_p(kvaser_pci_remove_one),
 };
 
-static int __init kvaser_pci_init(void)
-{
-	return pci_register_driver(&kvaser_pci_driver);
-}
-
-static void __exit kvaser_pci_exit(void)
-{
-	pci_unregister_driver(&kvaser_pci_driver);
-}
-
-module_init(kvaser_pci_init);
-module_exit(kvaser_pci_exit);
+module_pci_driver(kvaser_pci_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/peak_pci.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/peak_pci.c
index 5f92b865f64b..f0a12962f7b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/peak_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/peak_pci.c
@@ -749,14 +749,4 @@ static struct pci_driver peak_pci_driver = {
 	.remove = __devexit_p(peak_pci_remove),
 };
 
-static int __init peak_pci_init(void)
-{
-	return pci_register_driver(&peak_pci_driver);
-}
-module_init(peak_pci_init);
-
-static void __exit peak_pci_exit(void)
-{
-	pci_unregister_driver(&peak_pci_driver);
-}
-module_exit(peak_pci_exit);
+module_pci_driver(peak_pci_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/plx_pci.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/plx_pci.c
index a227586ddd52..8bc95982840f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/plx_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/plx_pci.c
@@ -609,15 +609,4 @@ static struct pci_driver plx_pci_driver = {
 	.remove = plx_pci_del_card,
 };
 
-static int __init plx_pci_init(void)
-{
-	return pci_register_driver(&plx_pci_driver);
-}
-
-static void __exit plx_pci_exit(void)
-{
-	pci_unregister_driver(&plx_pci_driver);
-}
-
-module_init(plx_pci_init);
-module_exit(plx_pci_exit);
+module_pci_driver(plx_pci_driver);
diff --git a/net/can/gw.c b/net/can/gw.c
index 3d79b127881e..b41acf25668f 100644
--- a/net/can/gw.c
+++ b/net/can/gw.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Oliver Hartkopp <oliver.hartkopp@volkswagen.de>");
 MODULE_ALIAS("can-gw");
 
-HLIST_HEAD(cgw_list);
+static HLIST_HEAD(cgw_list);
 static struct notifier_block notifier;
 
 static struct kmem_cache *cgw_cache __read_mostly;