diff --git a/panel-plugin/devperf.c b/panel-plugin/devperf.c
index 45391d5..a3e3845 100644
--- a/panel-plugin/devperf.c
+++ b/panel-plugin/devperf.c
@@ -243,8 +243,13 @@ int main ()
 
 #define MAXNAMELEN 256
 
+struct statinfo stats;
+struct devinfo dinfo;
+
 int DevPerfInit ()
 {
+	stats.dinfo = &dinfo;
+
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -257,17 +262,11 @@ int DevGetPerfData (const void *p_pvDevice, struct devperf_t *perf)
 {
 	struct timeval tv;
 	struct timespec ts;
-	struct statinfo stats;
-	struct devinfo dinfo;
 	struct devstat dev;
 	kvm_t *kd = NULL;
 	int i, found = 0;
 	char *check_dev = (char *) p_pvDevice;
 
-	memset(&stats, 0, sizeof(stats));
-	memset(&dinfo, 0, sizeof(dinfo));
-	stats.dinfo = &dinfo;
-
 	if(devstat_getdevs(kd, &stats) == -1) {
 		syslog(0, "DISKPERF: getdevs fail");
 	}