diff --git a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
index 04cdf447a..ff73a2e77 100644
--- a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
+++ b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
@@ -7383,7 +7383,7 @@ static void vdev_ext_copy_remap(struct scst_cmd *cmd,
 	struct scst_ext_copy_seg_descr *seg)
 {
 	struct scst_ext_copy_data_descr *d;
-	static int shift = 0;
+	static int shift;
 	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock);
 	int s;