1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
index 50359bad9177..529085b8b8fb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct nuc900_wdt {
 };
 
 static unsigned long nuc900wdt_busy;
-struct nuc900_wdt *nuc900_wdt;
+static struct nuc900_wdt *nuc900_wdt;
 
 static inline void nuc900_wdt_keepalive(void)
 {
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ static int __devinit nuc900wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
         setup_timer(&nuc900_wdt->timer, nuc900_wdt_timer_ping, 0);
 
-        if (misc_register(&nuc900wdt_miscdev)) {
+        ret = misc_register(&nuc900wdt_miscdev);
+        if (ret) {
                 dev_err(&pdev->dev, "err register miscdev on minor=%d (%d)\n",
                         WATCHDOG_MINOR, ret);
                 goto err_clk;