diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
index ca9622a25e95..fe3dbfe0c4a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static struct platform_device rtc_device = {
 static __init int add_rtc_cmos(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PNP
-	static const char * const  const ids[] __initconst =
+	static const char * const ids[] __initconst =
 	    { "PNP0b00", "PNP0b01", "PNP0b02", };
 	struct pnp_dev *dev;
 	struct pnp_id *id;