1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index f9a8b892718f..daa5f51e534f 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ static struct dentry_operations proc_sys_dentry_operations = {
         .d_compare      = proc_sys_compare,
 };
 
-static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
-
 int proc_sys_init(void)
 {
+        struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
+
         proc_sys_root = proc_mkdir("sys", NULL);
         proc_sys_root->proc_iops = &proc_sys_dir_operations;
         proc_sys_root->proc_fops = &proc_sys_dir_file_operations;