for (bit = 0; bit < 8; bit++) {
 
                        if ((pci_status[i] & (0x1 << bit)) != 0) {
-                               static const char *s;
+                               const char *s;
 
                                s = pci_status_strings[bit];
                                if (i == 7/*TARG*/ && bit == 3)
 
                for (bit = 0; bit < 8; bit++) {
 
-                       if ((split_status[i] & (0x1 << bit)) != 0) {
-                               static const char *s;
-
-                               s = split_status_strings[bit];
-                               printk(s, ahd_name(ahd),
+                       if ((split_status[i] & (0x1 << bit)) != 0)
+                               printk(split_status_strings[bit], ahd_name(ahd),
                                       split_status_source[i]);
-                       }
 
                        if (i > 1)
                                continue;
 
-                       if ((sg_split_status[i] & (0x1 << bit)) != 0) {
-                               static const char *s;
-
-                               s = split_status_strings[bit];
-                               printk(s, ahd_name(ahd), "SG");
-                       }
+                       if ((sg_split_status[i] & (0x1 << bit)) != 0)
+                               printk(split_status_strings[bit], ahd_name(ahd), "SG");
                }
        }
        /*