diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 0841df01bc19..9018ee851a8a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 /*
  *   Global Data
  */
-static struct list_head ipr_ioa_head = LIST_HEAD_INIT(ipr_ioa_head);
+static LIST_HEAD(ipr_ioa_head);
 static unsigned int ipr_log_level = IPR_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
 static unsigned int ipr_max_speed = 1;
 static int ipr_testmode = 0;