diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16m1.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16m1.c
index c252ad22b1b4..40365b024b9e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16m1.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16m1.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static const struct comedi_lrange range_das16m1 = {
 
 struct das16m1_private_struct {
 	unsigned int control_state;
-	volatile unsigned int adc_count;	/*  number of samples completed */
+	unsigned int adc_count;	/*  number of samples completed */
 	/* initial value in lower half of hardware conversion counter,
 	 * needed to keep track of whether new count has been loaded into
 	 * counter yet (loaded by first sample conversion) */