diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/zcore.c b/drivers/s390/char/zcore.c
index b26b5fca6ce8..a131f171208c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/zcore.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/zcore.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ struct ipib_info {
 static struct debug_info *zcore_dbf;
 static int hsa_available;
 static struct dentry *zcore_dir;
-static struct dentry *zcore_reipl_file;
-static struct dentry *zcore_hsa_file;
 static struct ipl_parameter_block *zcore_ipl_block;
 static unsigned long os_info_flags;
 
@@ -353,10 +351,8 @@ static int __init zcore_init(void)
 		goto fail;
 
 	zcore_dir = debugfs_create_dir("zcore" , NULL);
-	zcore_reipl_file = debugfs_create_file("reipl", S_IRUSR, zcore_dir,
-						NULL, &zcore_reipl_fops);
-	zcore_hsa_file = debugfs_create_file("hsa", S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, zcore_dir,
-					     NULL, &zcore_hsa_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("reipl", S_IRUSR, zcore_dir, NULL, &zcore_reipl_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file("hsa", S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, zcore_dir, NULL, &zcore_hsa_fops);
 
 	register_reboot_notifier(&zcore_reboot_notifier);
 	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &zcore_on_panic_notifier);