diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
index 223075a57968..726b5ddb8107 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_driver.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ int			dgnc_poll_tick = 20;	/* Poll interval - 20 ms */
  * Static vars.
  */
 static uint		dgnc_Major_Control_Registered = FALSE;
-static uint		dgnc_driver_start = FALSE;
 
 static struct class *dgnc_class;
 
@@ -270,10 +269,6 @@ static int dgnc_start(void)
 	int rc = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (dgnc_driver_start == TRUE)
-		return rc;
-	dgnc_driver_start = TRUE;
-
 	/* make sure that the globals are init'd before we do anything else */
 	dgnc_init_globals();