diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-cpu.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-cpu.c
index 0a8ed1c05518..14461cbfab2f 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-cpu.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ asmlinkage void __weak plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 static int mips_cpu_intc_map(struct irq_domain *d, unsigned int irq,
 			     irq_hw_number_t hw)
 {
-	static struct irq_chip *chip;
+	struct irq_chip *chip;
 
 	if (hw < 2 && cpu_has_mipsmt) {
 		/* Software interrupts are used for MT/CMT IPI */