diff --git a/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c b/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c
index 1fff85feaf82..291e7fe47893 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/pcmtest.c
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ struct pcmtst_buf_iter {
 	struct timer_list timer_instance;
 };
 
-static struct pcmtst *pcmtst;
-
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_pcmtst_hw = {
 	.info = (SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 		 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
@@ -552,6 +550,7 @@ _err_free_chip:
 static int pcmtst_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct snd_card *card;
+	struct pcmtst *pcmtst;
 	int err;
 
 	err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
@@ -573,11 +572,15 @@ static int pcmtst_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pcmtst);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void pdev_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static void pdev_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct pcmtst *pcmtst = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
 	snd_pcmtst_free(pcmtst);
 }