diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/sir_ir.c b/drivers/media/rc/sir_ir.c
index 20234ba0b318..be67f7c9a75b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/sir_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/sir_ir.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static irqreturn_t sir_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	unsigned char data;
 	ktime_t curr_time;
-	static unsigned long delt;
+	unsigned long delt;
 	unsigned long deltintr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int counter = 0;