diff --git a/drivers/qe/qe.c b/drivers/qe/qe.c
index 0f5232a..7559e92 100644
--- a/drivers/qe/qe.c
+++ b/drivers/qe/qe.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 qe_map_t		*qe_immr = NULL;
 static qe_snum_t	snums[QE_NUM_OF_SNUM];
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 void qe_issue_cmd(uint cmd, uint sbc, u8 mcn, u32 cmd_data)
 {
 	u32           cecr;
@@ -51,8 +53,6 @@
 
 uint qe_muram_alloc(uint size, uint align)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-
 	uint	retloc;
 	uint	align_mask, off;
 	uint	savebase;
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@
 
 void qe_init(uint qe_base)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-
 	/* Init the QE IMMR base */
 	qe_immr = (qe_map_t *)qe_base;
 
@@ -204,7 +202,6 @@
 
 int qe_set_brg(uint brg, uint rate)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 	volatile uint	*bp;
 	u32		divisor;
 	int		div16 = 0;