diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 1f8f3b87bdfa869cb41c35d63fe89f5bedb70b21..df628e30bca41684accd154175c0e39677e92fb4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1773,7 +1773,16 @@ static const struct block_device_operations lo_fops = {
 /*
  * And now the modules code and kernel interface.
  */
-static int max_loop;
+
+/*
+ * If max_loop is specified, create that many devices upfront.
+ * This also becomes a hard limit. If max_loop is not specified,
+ * create CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT loop devices at module
+ * init time. Loop devices can be requested on-demand with the
+ * /dev/loop-control interface, or be instantiated by accessing
+ * a 'dead' device node.
+ */
+static int max_loop = CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT;
 module_param(max_loop, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_loop, "Maximum number of loop devices");
 module_param(max_part, int, 0444);
@@ -2181,7 +2190,7 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("devname:loop-control");
 
 static int __init loop_init(void)
 {
-	int i, nr;
+	int i;
 	int err;
 
 	part_shift = 0;
@@ -2209,19 +2218,6 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * If max_loop is specified, create that many devices upfront.
-	 * This also becomes a hard limit. If max_loop is not specified,
-	 * create CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT loop devices at module
-	 * init time. Loop devices can be requested on-demand with the
-	 * /dev/loop-control interface, or be instantiated by accessing
-	 * a 'dead' device node.
-	 */
-	if (max_loop)
-		nr = max_loop;
-	else
-		nr = CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT;
-
 	err = misc_register(&loop_misc);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_out;
@@ -2233,7 +2229,7 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* pre-create number of devices given by config or max_loop */
-	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < max_loop; i++)
 		loop_add(i);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "loop: module loaded\n");