diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_efuse.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_efuse.c
index 8bc45ffd3029..39eb74374d0b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_efuse.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ u8 r8712_efuse_pg_packet_write(struct _adapter *padapter, const u8 offset,
 	u8 pg_header = 0;
 	u16 efuse_addr = 0, curr_size = 0;
 	u8 efuse_data, target_word_cnts = 0;
-	static int repeat_times;
+	int repeat_times;
 	int sub_repeat;
 	u8 bResult = true;