.patchlevel = KMS_DRIVER_PATCHLEVEL,
 };
 
-static struct drm_driver *driver;
-static struct pci_driver *pdriver;
-
 static struct pci_driver amdgpu_kms_pci_driver = {
        .name = DRIVER_NAME,
        .id_table = pciidlist,
                goto error_fence;
 
        DRM_INFO("amdgpu kernel modesetting enabled.\n");
-       driver = &kms_driver;
-       pdriver = &amdgpu_kms_pci_driver;
-       driver->num_ioctls = amdgpu_max_kms_ioctl;
+       kms_driver.num_ioctls = amdgpu_max_kms_ioctl;
        amdgpu_register_atpx_handler();
 
        /* Ignore KFD init failures. Normal when CONFIG_HSA_AMD is not set. */
        amdgpu_amdkfd_init();
 
        /* let modprobe override vga console setting */
-       return pci_register_driver(pdriver);
+       return pci_register_driver(&amdgpu_kms_pci_driver);
 
 error_fence:
        amdgpu_sync_fini();
 static void __exit amdgpu_exit(void)
 {
        amdgpu_amdkfd_fini();
-       pci_unregister_driver(pdriver);
+       pci_unregister_driver(&amdgpu_kms_pci_driver);
        amdgpu_unregister_atpx_handler();
        amdgpu_sync_fini();
        amdgpu_fence_slab_fini();