diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cobalt/cobalt-driver.c b/drivers/media/pci/cobalt/cobalt-driver.c
index 9c754e01c186a70a3371405cd9f2950c847accce..839503e654f46ba72d1bc2ccf6876d7479df3c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cobalt/cobalt-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cobalt/cobalt-driver.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static int cobalt_subdevs_hsma_init(struct cobalt *cobalt)
 		.addr = 0x20,
 		.platform_data = &adv7842_pdata,
 	};
-	static struct v4l2_subdev_format sd_fmt = {
+	struct v4l2_subdev_format sd_fmt = {
 		.pad = ADV7842_PAD_SOURCE,
 		.which = V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE,
 		.format.code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YUYV8_1X16,