diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index 5e2b2a8..add6197 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #define DRV_VERSION "1.0.0-k0"
 char igbvf_driver_name[] = "igbvf";
 const char igbvf_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
-struct pm_qos_request_list *igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req;
+static struct pm_qos_request_list igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req;
 static const char igbvf_driver_string[] =
 				"Intel(R) Virtual Function Network Driver";
 static const char igbvf_copyright[] = "Copyright (c) 2009 Intel Corporation.";
@@ -2902,8 +2902,8 @@
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", igbvf_copyright);
 
 	ret = pci_register_driver(&igbvf_driver);
-	igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req = pm_qos_add_request(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-	                       PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+	pm_qos_add_request(&igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
+			   PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2918,8 +2918,7 @@
 static void __exit igbvf_exit_module(void)
 {
 	pci_unregister_driver(&igbvf_driver);
-	pm_qos_remove_request(igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req);
-	igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req = NULL;
+	pm_qos_remove_request(&igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req);
 }
 module_exit(igbvf_exit_module);