diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
index 2fc202e8df..85dceb89a3 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
@@ -5267,7 +5267,7 @@ int ipa3_rx_poll(u32 clnt_hdl, int weight)
 	int remain_aggr_weight;
 	int ipa_ep_idx;
 	struct ipa_active_client_logging_info log;
-	struct gsi_chan_xfer_notify notify[IPA_WAN_NAPI_MAX_FRAMES];
+	static struct gsi_chan_xfer_notify notify[IPA_WAN_NAPI_MAX_FRAMES];
 
 	IPA_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_PREP_SPECIAL(log, "NAPI");