};
 
 /* If we find an EC via the ECDT, we need to keep a ptr to its context */
+/* External interfaces use first EC only, so remember */
 static struct acpi_ec {
        acpi_handle handle;
        unsigned long uid;
        atomic_t query_pending;
        atomic_t event_count;
        wait_queue_head_t wait;
-} *boot_ec;
-
-/* External interfaces use first EC only, so remember */
-static struct acpi_device *first_ec;
+} *boot_ec, *first_ec;
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Transaction Management
  */
 int ec_burst_enable(void)
 {
-       struct acpi_ec *ec;
        if (!first_ec)
                return -ENODEV;
-       ec = acpi_driver_data(first_ec);
-       return acpi_ec_burst_enable(ec);
+       return acpi_ec_burst_enable(first_ec);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ec_burst_enable);
 
 int ec_burst_disable(void)
 {
-       struct acpi_ec *ec;
        if (!first_ec)
                return -ENODEV;
-       ec = acpi_driver_data(first_ec);
-       return acpi_ec_burst_disable(ec);
+       return acpi_ec_burst_disable(first_ec);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ec_burst_disable);
 
 int ec_read(u8 addr, u8 * val)
 {
-       struct acpi_ec *ec;
        int err;
        u8 temp_data;
 
        if (!first_ec)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       ec = acpi_driver_data(first_ec);
-
-       err = acpi_ec_read(ec, addr, &temp_data);
+       err = acpi_ec_read(first_ec, addr, &temp_data);
 
        if (!err) {
                *val = temp_data;
 
 int ec_write(u8 addr, u8 val)
 {
-       struct acpi_ec *ec;
        int err;
 
        if (!first_ec)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       ec = acpi_driver_data(first_ec);
-
-       err = acpi_ec_write(ec, addr, val);
+       err = acpi_ec_write(first_ec, addr, val);
 
        return err;
 }
                   const u8 * wdata, unsigned wdata_len,
                   u8 * rdata, unsigned rdata_len)
 {
-       struct acpi_ec *ec;
-
        if (!first_ec)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       ec = acpi_driver_data(first_ec);
-
-       return acpi_ec_transaction(ec, command, wdata,
+       return acpi_ec_transaction(first_ec, command, wdata,
                                   wdata_len, rdata, rdata_len);
 }
 
                        kfree(ec);
                        ec = boot_ec;
                }
-       }
+       } else
+               first_ec = ec;
        ec->handle = device->handle;
        acpi_driver_data(device) = ec;
-       if (!first_ec)
-               first_ec = device;
 
        acpi_ec_add_fs(device);
 
        acpi_ec_remove_fs(device);
 
        acpi_driver_data(device) = NULL;
-       if (device == first_ec)
+       if (ec == first_ec)
                first_ec = NULL;
 
        /* Don't touch boot EC */
        boot_ec->handle = ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT;
 
        ret = ec_install_handlers(boot_ec);
-       if (!ret)
+       if (!ret) {
+               first_ec = boot_ec;
                return 0;
+       }
       error:
        kfree(boot_ec);
        boot_ec = NULL;