diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index a9d7ecbf64b7653bc02e7499dcb875685a9aef8a..2709b3c183b40672f7588fd37a63f19d1feb28fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1250,13 +1250,12 @@ static int powernowk8_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 	return cpufreq_frequency_table_verify(pol, data->powernow_table);
 }
 
-static const char ACPI_PSS_BIOS_BUG_MSG[] =
-	KERN_ERR FW_BUG PFX "No compatible ACPI _PSS objects found.\n"
-	KERN_ERR FW_BUG PFX "Try again with latest BIOS.\n";
-
 /* per CPU init entry point to the driver */
 static int __cpuinit powernowk8_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 {
+	static const char ACPI_PSS_BIOS_BUG_MSG[] =
+		KERN_ERR FW_BUG PFX "No compatible ACPI _PSS objects found.\n"
+		KERN_ERR FW_BUG PFX "Try again with latest BIOS.\n";
 	struct powernow_k8_data *data;
 	cpumask_t oldmask;
 	int rc;