diff --git a/hardware/chronovu-la8/api.c b/hardware/chronovu-la8/api.c
index 08348e72..7b671ab7 100644
--- a/hardware/chronovu-la8/api.c
+++ b/hardware/chronovu-la8/api.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 #include "libsigrok-internal.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 
-static GSList *dev_insts = NULL;
+SR_PRIV struct sr_dev_driver chronovu_la8_driver_info;
+static struct sr_dev_driver *cdi = &chronovu_la8_driver_info;
 
 /*
  * The ChronoVu LA8 can have multiple PIDs. Older versions shipped with
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ static int hw_scan(void)
 
 	sdi->priv = ctx;
 
-	dev_insts = g_slist_append(dev_insts, sdi);
+	cdi->instances = g_slist_append(cdi->instances, sdi);
 
 	sr_spew("la8: Device init successful.");
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ static int hw_dev_open(int dev_index)
 	struct sr_dev_inst *sdi;
 	struct context *ctx;
 
-	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(dev_insts, dev_index))) {
+	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(cdi->instances, dev_index))) {
 		sr_err("la8: %s: sdi was NULL", __func__);
 		return SR_ERR_BUG;
 	}
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ static int hw_dev_close(int dev_index)
 	struct sr_dev_inst *sdi;
 	struct context *ctx;
 
-	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(dev_insts, dev_index))) {
+	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(cdi->instances, dev_index))) {
 		sr_err("la8: %s: sdi was NULL", __func__);
 		return SR_ERR_BUG;
 	}
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ static int hw_cleanup(void)
 	int ret = SR_OK;
 
 	/* Properly close all devices. */
-	for (l = dev_insts; l; l = l->next) {
+	for (l = cdi->instances; l; l = l->next) {
 		if (!(sdi = l->data)) {
 			/* Log error, but continue cleaning up the rest. */
 			sr_err("la8: %s: sdi was NULL, continuing", __func__);
@@ -245,8 +246,8 @@ static int hw_cleanup(void)
 		}
 		sr_dev_inst_free(sdi); /* Returns void. */
 	}
-	g_slist_free(dev_insts); /* Returns void. */
-	dev_insts = NULL;
+	g_slist_free(cdi->instances); /* Returns void. */
+	cdi->instances = NULL;
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ static const void *hw_dev_info_get(int dev_index, int dev_info_id)
 	struct context *ctx;
 	const void *info;
 
-	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(dev_insts, dev_index))) {
+	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(cdi->instances, dev_index))) {
 		sr_err("la8: %s: sdi was NULL", __func__);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ static int hw_dev_status_get(int dev_index)
 {
 	struct sr_dev_inst *sdi;
 
-	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(dev_insts, dev_index))) {
+	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(cdi->instances, dev_index))) {
 		sr_err("la8: %s: sdi was NULL, device not found", __func__);
 		return SR_ST_NOT_FOUND;
 	}
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ static int hw_dev_config_set(int dev_index, int hwcap, const void *value)
 	struct sr_dev_inst *sdi;
 	struct context *ctx;
 
-	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(dev_insts, dev_index))) {
+	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(cdi->instances, dev_index))) {
 		sr_err("la8: %s: sdi was NULL", __func__);
 		return SR_ERR_BUG;
 	}
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ static int hw_dev_acquisition_start(int dev_index, void *cb_data)
 	uint8_t buf[4];
 	int bytes_written;
 
-	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(dev_insts, dev_index))) {
+	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(cdi->instances, dev_index))) {
 		sr_err("la8: %s: sdi was NULL", __func__);
 		return SR_ERR_BUG;
 	}
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ static int hw_dev_acquisition_stop(int dev_index, void *cb_data)
 
 	sr_dbg("la8: Stopping acquisition.");
 
-	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(dev_insts, dev_index))) {
+	if (!(sdi = sr_dev_inst_get(cdi->instances, dev_index))) {
 		sr_err("la8: %s: sdi was NULL", __func__);
 		return SR_ERR_BUG;
 	}
@@ -559,4 +560,5 @@ SR_PRIV struct sr_dev_driver chronovu_la8_driver_info = {
 	.dev_config_set = hw_dev_config_set,
 	.dev_acquisition_start = hw_dev_acquisition_start,
 	.dev_acquisition_stop = hw_dev_acquisition_stop,
+	.instances = NULL,
 };