diff --git a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
index ba9aede..8ca709b 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@
 
 	/* an irq tasklet to run goldfish_interrupt_task */
 	struct tasklet_struct irq_tasklet;
+
+	struct miscdevice miscdev;
 };
 
 static struct goldfish_pipe_dev goldfish_pipe_dev;
@@ -785,11 +787,14 @@
 	.release = goldfish_pipe_release,
 };
 
-static struct miscdevice goldfish_pipe_miscdev = {
-	.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
-	.name = "goldfish_pipe",
-	.fops = &goldfish_pipe_fops,
-};
+static void init_miscdevice(struct miscdevice *miscdev)
+{
+	memset(miscdev, 0, sizeof(*miscdev));
+
+	miscdev->minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
+	miscdev->name = "goldfish_pipe";
+	miscdev->fops = &goldfish_pipe_fops;
+}
 
 static void write_pa_addr(void *addr, void __iomem *portl, void __iomem *porth)
 {
@@ -815,7 +820,8 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = misc_register(&goldfish_pipe_miscdev);
+	init_miscdevice(&dev->miscdev);
+	err = misc_register(&dev->miscdev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to register v2 device\n");
 		return err;
@@ -860,7 +866,7 @@
 
 static void goldfish_pipe_device_deinit(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	misc_deregister(&goldfish_pipe_miscdev);
+	misc_deregister(&goldfish_pipe_dev.miscdev);
 	tasklet_kill(&goldfish_pipe_dev.irq_tasklet);
 	kfree(goldfish_pipe_dev.pipes);
 	free_page((unsigned long)goldfish_pipe_dev.buffers);