/* ----- I2c and parallel port call-back functions and structures --------- */
 
-static struct i2c_adapter parport_adapter = {
-       .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
-       .class          = I2C_CLASS_HWMON,
-       .id             = I2C_HW_B_LP,
-       .name           = "Parallel port adapter",
-};
-
 static void i2c_parport_attach (struct parport *port)
 {
        struct i2c_par *adapter;
        }
 
        /* Fill the rest of the structure */
-       adapter->adapter = parport_adapter;
+       adapter->adapter.owner = THIS_MODULE;
+       adapter->adapter.class = I2C_CLASS_HWMON;
+       adapter->adapter.id = I2C_HW_B_LP;
+       strlcpy(adapter->adapter.name, "Parallel port adapter",
+               sizeof(adapter->adapter.name));
        adapter->algo_data = parport_algo_data;
        if (!adapter_parm[type].getscl.val)
                adapter->algo_data.getscl = NULL;