diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
index 4cbcc333bba0..09e51514e1b9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
@@ -1305,9 +1305,7 @@ void vcpu_set_hv_cpuid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 struct kvm_cpuid2 *vcpu_get_supported_hv_cpuid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	static struct kvm_cpuid2 *cpuid;
-
-	cpuid = allocate_kvm_cpuid2(MAX_NR_CPUID_ENTRIES);
+	struct kvm_cpuid2 *cpuid = allocate_kvm_cpuid2(MAX_NR_CPUID_ENTRIES);
 
 	vcpu_ioctl(vcpu, KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_HV_CPUID, cpuid);