diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
index c5e50b44076d..4475534320ab 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
@@ -943,7 +943,10 @@ static int mousevsc_drv_exit_cb(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct  mousevsc_drv_obj mousevsc_drv;
+static struct  mousevsc_drv_obj mousevsc_drv = {
+	.base.probe = mousevsc_probe,
+	.base.remove = mousevsc_remove,
+};
 
 static void mousevsc_drv_exit(void)
 {
@@ -996,9 +999,6 @@ static int __init mousevsc_init(void)
 
 	drv->driver.name = input_drv_obj->base.name;
 
-	drv->probe = mousevsc_probe;
-	drv->remove = mousevsc_remove;
-
 	/* The driver belongs to vmbus */
 	vmbus_child_driver_register(&drv->driver);