1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/modutils/modutils-24.c b/modutils/modutils-24.c
index 5c1611c29..7f39e253d 100644
--- a/modutils/modutils-24.c
+++ b/modutils/modutils-24.c
@@ -3529,20 +3529,18 @@ static void set_tainted(int fd, const char *m_name,
 /* Check if loading this module will taint the kernel. */
 static void check_tainted_module(struct obj_file *f, const char *m_name)
 {
-        static const char tainted_file[] ALIGN1 = TAINT_FILENAME;
-
         int fd, kernel_has_tainted;
         const char *ptr;
 
         kernel_has_tainted = 1;
-        fd = open(tainted_file, O_RDWR);
+        fd = open(TAINT_FILENAME, O_RDWR);
         if (fd < 0) {
                 if (errno == ENOENT)
                         kernel_has_tainted = 0;
                 else if (errno == EACCES)
                         kernel_has_tainted = 1;
                 else {
-                        perror(tainted_file);
+                        perror(TAINT_FILENAME);
                         kernel_has_tainted = 0;
                 }
         }