--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/dsp.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/dsp.c
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ int
 dsp_clone(struct dev_clone_args *ap)
 {
 	struct cdev *i_dev = ap->a_head.a_dev;
 	struct snddev_info *d;
 	struct snd_clone_entry *ce;
 	struct pcm_channel *c;
 	int i, unit, udcmask, cunit, devtype, devhw, devcmax, tumax;
 	size_t len;
 	char sname[64];
 	int err = EBUSY;
-	static struct cdev *dev = NULL;
+	struct cdev *dev = NULL;
 
 	KASSERT(dsp_umax >= 0 && dsp_cmax >= 0, ("Uninitialized unit!"));