diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index 7d6ff983ba2c..7aab5d088c72 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int check_port(__le16 port)
 static unsigned short port_alloc(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct dn_scp *scp = DN_SK(sk);
-static unsigned short port = 0x2000;
+	static unsigned short port = 0x2000;
 	unsigned short i_port = port;
 
 	while(check_port(cpu_to_le16(++port)) != 0) {