diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
index bb3ba8cf24d4503801f3534f01a0e1f86cb7a641..658ada497be0a43f0a9df0d4a71aeaaa8df13bdb 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ static struct device **scan_labels(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 
 static struct device **create_namespaces(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 {
-	struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping = &nd_region->mapping[0];
+	struct nd_mapping *nd_mapping;
 	struct device **devs;
 	int i;