diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
index ee9829b47e2..0a1221854a2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(immediate_undock, "1 (default) will cause the driver to "
 	" before undocking");
 
 static struct atomic_notifier_head dock_notifier_list;
-static char dock_device_name[] = "dock";
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id dock_device_ids[] = {
 	{"LNXDOCK", 0},
@@ -964,7 +963,7 @@ static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
 
 	/* initialize platform device stuff */
 	dock_station->dock_device =
-		platform_device_register_simple(dock_device_name,
+		platform_device_register_simple("dock",
 			dock_station_count, NULL, 0);
 	dock_device = dock_station->dock_device;
 	if (IS_ERR(dock_device)) {