diff --git a/miscutils/hdparm.c b/miscutils/hdparm.c
index 8bfe91682..2dac8493f 100644
--- a/miscutils/hdparm.c
+++ b/miscutils/hdparm.c
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ static void process_dev(char *devname)
 #endif /* FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF */
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
 	if (get_identity) {
-		static struct hd_driveid id;
+		struct hd_driveid id;
 
 		if (!ioctl(fd, HDIO_GET_IDENTITY, &id))	{
 			if (multcount != -1) {