diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/uislib/uislib.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/uislib/uislib.c
index d6151ee3645b..0f33ac6ef2cc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/uislib/uislib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/uislib/uislib.c
@@ -1495,7 +1495,8 @@ uislib_mod_init(void)
 
 	/* initialize global pointers to NULL */
 	BusListHead = NULL;
-	BusListCount = MaxBusCount = 0;
+	BusListCount = 0;
+	MaxBusCount = 0;
 	rwlock_init(&BusListLock);
 	virt_control_chan_func = NULL;