diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
index 2e399778cae5..f775a481063d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/param.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	{ /* Transmit Interrupt Delay */
-		const struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static const struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = range_option,
 			.name = "Transmit Interrupt Delay",
 			.err  = "using default of "
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* Transmit Absolute Interrupt Delay */
-		const struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static const struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = range_option,
 			.name = "Transmit Absolute Interrupt Delay",
 			.err  = "using default of "
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* Receive Absolute Interrupt Delay */
-		const struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static const struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = range_option,
 			.name = "Receive Absolute Interrupt Delay",
 			.err  = "using default of "
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* Interrupt Throttling Rate */
-		const struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static const struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = range_option,
 			.name = "Interrupt Throttling Rate (ints/sec)",
 			.err  = "using default of "
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* Smart Power Down */
-		const struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static const struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = enable_option,
 			.name = "PHY Smart Power Down",
 			.err  = "defaulting to Disabled",
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* CRC Stripping */
-		const struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static const struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = enable_option,
 			.name = "CRC Stripping",
 			.err  = "defaulting to enabled",
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* Kumeran Lock Loss Workaround */
-		const struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static const struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = enable_option,
 			.name = "Kumeran Lock Loss Workaround",
 			.err  = "defaulting to Enabled",
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ void __devinit e1000e_check_options(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 	{ /* Write-protect NVM */
-		const struct e1000_option opt = {
+		static const struct e1000_option opt = {
 			.type = enable_option,
 			.name = "Write-protect NVM",
 			.err  = "defaulting to Enabled",