diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
index 9fa85c927a0c..3d838b7bbb3b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static int smp_add_core(struct sclp_core_entry *core, cpumask_t *avail,
 static int __smp_rescan_cpus(struct sclp_core_info *info, bool early)
 {
 	struct sclp_core_entry *core;
-	cpumask_t avail;
+	static cpumask_t avail;
 	bool configured;
 	u16 core_id;
 	int nr, i;