diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_debug.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_debug.c
index a19e3930edce53500af2f242db7848f80735bf44..409266b1a886f7cb6e8136d10f050743f3d168a6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_debug.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct list_head freercvpool;
 /* lock to arbitrate free buffer list for receive command data */
 spinlock_t free_buff_lock;
 
-int numofmsgbuf = 0;
+int numofmsgbuf;
 
 /*
  * Table of entry-point routines for char device