diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 03f30f839f31..5d7133aacf0d 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: bf47f4b0babe287f250dd720b41ecad9b8f7ac9b
+refs/heads/master: 4fe4491fc5578019174d0f02d1ae740fce78deac
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c b/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
index 0f4077c3d538..a150e48a117f 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* Receive Interrupt Delay */
-		struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = range_option,
 			.name = "Receive Interrupt Delay",
 			.err  = "using default of "
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* Interrupt Mode */
-		struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = range_option,
 			.name = "Interrupt Mode",
 			.err  = "defaulting to 2 (MSI-X)",