diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 56a5436d3f4fcff5908d3302b01b52cdee7b3f01..92ba4c08835cf2a5edf8ebe5f3472bbe50d79d31 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -2989,7 +2989,7 @@ static int __init drbd_init(void)
 #ifdef MODULE
 		return -EINVAL;
 #else
-		minor_count = DRBD_MINOR_COUNT_DEF;
+		drbd_minor_count = DRBD_MINOR_COUNT_DEF;
 #endif
 	}