diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c
index 6170f7bac46e..069a6916588b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static void dt3k_writesingle(struct comedi_device *dev, unsigned int subsys,
 	dt3k_send_cmd(dev, CMD_WRITESINGLE);
 }
 
-static int debug_n_ints = 0;
+static int debug_n_ints;
 
 /* FIXME! Assumes shared interrupt is for this card. */
 /* What's this debug_n_ints stuff? Obviously needs some work... */