diff --git a/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c b/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
index 00efed2c139e..c2ab7ecf0900 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/synclink_gt.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
  * module identification
  */
 static char *driver_name     = "SyncLink GT";
-static char *slgt_driver_name = "synclink_gt";
 static char *tty_dev_prefix  = "ttySLG";
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 #define MAX_DEVICES 32
@@ -3683,7 +3682,7 @@ static int __init slgt_init(void)
 
 	/* Initialize the tty_driver structure */
 
-	serial_driver->driver_name = slgt_driver_name;
+	serial_driver->driver_name = "synclink_gt";
 	serial_driver->name = tty_dev_prefix;
 	serial_driver->major = ttymajor;
 	serial_driver->minor_start = 64;