diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/con3270.c b/drivers/s390/char/con3270.c
index 9402690de59857a6f09fb1a4ee29eb68b9f85869..d9983550062d7216615d050fbf39d015660818d7 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/con3270.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/con3270.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 
 static struct tty_driver *tty3270_driver;
 static int tty3270_max_index;
-static struct tty3270 *condev;
 static struct raw3270_fn tty3270_fn;
 
 #define TTY3270_HIGHLIGHT_BLINK		1
@@ -2045,6 +2044,9 @@ static void __exit tty3270_exit(void)
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TN3270_CONSOLE)
+
+static struct tty3270 *condev;
+
 static void
 con3270_write(struct console *co, const char *str, unsigned int count)
 {