diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 75cb761..be15ca6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -62,24 +62,35 @@
 __setup("netconsole=", option_setup);
 #endif	/* MODULE */
 
-static struct netpoll np = {
-	.name		= "netconsole",
-	.dev_name	= "eth0",
-	.local_port	= 6665,
-	.remote_port	= 6666,
-	.remote_mac	= {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
+/**
+ * struct netconsole_target - Represents a configured netconsole target.
+ * @np:		The netpoll structure for this target.
+ */
+struct netconsole_target {
+	struct netpoll		np;
+};
+
+static struct netconsole_target default_target = {
+	.np		= {
+		.name		= "netconsole",
+		.dev_name	= "eth0",
+		.local_port	= 6665,
+		.remote_port	= 6666,
+		.remote_mac	= {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
+	},
 };
 
 static void write_msg(struct console *con, const char *msg, unsigned int len)
 {
 	int frag, left;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct netconsole_target *nt = &default_target;
 
-	if (netif_running(np.dev)) {
+	if (netif_running(nt->np.dev)) {
 		local_irq_save(flags);
 		for (left = len; left;) {
 			frag = min(left, MAX_PRINT_CHUNK);
-			netpoll_send_udp(&np, msg, frag);
+			netpoll_send_udp(&nt->np, msg, frag);
 			msg += frag;
 			left -= frag;
 		}
@@ -96,17 +107,18 @@
 static int __init init_netconsole(void)
 {
 	int err = 0;
+	struct netconsole_target *nt = &default_target;
 
 	if (!strnlen(config, MAX_PARAM_LENGTH)) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "netconsole: not configured, aborting\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = netpoll_parse_options(&np, config);
+	err = netpoll_parse_options(&nt->np, config);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = netpoll_setup(&np);
+	err = netpoll_setup(&nt->np);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -119,8 +131,10 @@
 
 static void __exit cleanup_netconsole(void)
 {
+	struct netconsole_target *nt = &default_target;
+
 	unregister_console(&netconsole);
-	netpoll_cleanup(&np);
+	netpoll_cleanup(&nt->np);
 }
 
 module_init(init_netconsole);