diff --git a/bmoca-6802.c b/bmoca-6802.c
index a06ad5b..0df7bd6 100644
--- a/bmoca-6802.c
+++ b/bmoca-6802.c
@@ -1132,8 +1132,8 @@
 int clk_set_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 {
 	// The MOCA_RD/MOCA_WR macros need a valid 'priv->pdev->dev'
-	struct moca_priv_data dummy_priv; 
-	struct platform_device dummy_pd;
+	static struct moca_priv_data dummy_priv; 
+	static struct platform_device dummy_pd;
 	struct moca_priv_data *priv = &dummy_priv;
 	struct moca_680x_clk * pclk = (struct moca_680x_clk *) clk;
 	struct moca_platform_data * pMocaData = (struct moca_platform_data *)pclk->dev->platform_data;