diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c
index ce5a5641b6dd..7a979db81f09 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static int __init armada_8k_cpufreq_init(void)
 	int ret = 0, opps_index = 0, cpu, nb_cpus;
 	struct freq_table *freq_tables;
 	struct device_node *node;
-	struct cpumask cpus;
+	static struct cpumask cpus;
 
 	node = of_find_matching_node_and_match(NULL, armada_8k_cpufreq_of_match,
 					       NULL);