diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index fd8a0c27..e9570b87 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -4668,7 +4668,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 						(obj->data.diskio->current / update_interval) * 1024LL,
 						p, p_max_size, "diskio");
 				} else {
-					human_readable(diskio_value * 1024LL, p, p_max_size,
+					human_readable(info.diskio_value * 1024LL, p, p_max_size,
 						"diskio");
 				}
 			}
@@ -4677,7 +4677,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					human_readable((obj->data.diskio->current_write / update_interval) * 1024LL, p, p_max_size,
 						"diskio_write");
 				} else {
-					human_readable(diskio_write_value * 1024LL, p, p_max_size,
+					human_readable(info.diskio_write_value * 1024LL, p, p_max_size,
 						"diskio_write");
 				}
 			}
@@ -4686,7 +4686,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					human_readable((obj->data.diskio->current_read / update_interval) * 1024LL, p, p_max_size,
 						"diskio_read");
 				} else {
-					human_readable(diskio_read_value * 1024LL, p, p_max_size,
+					human_readable(info.diskio_read_value * 1024LL, p, p_max_size,
 						"diskio_read");
 				}
 			}
@@ -4695,7 +4695,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d,
 						obj->data.diskio->current, obj->e, 1);
 				} else {
-					new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d, diskio_value,
+					new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d, info.diskio_value,
 						obj->e, 1);
 				}
 			}
@@ -4705,7 +4705,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 						obj->data.diskio->current_read, obj->e, 1);
 				} else {
 					new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d,
-						diskio_read_value, obj->e, 1);
+						info.diskio_read_value, obj->e, 1);
 				}
 			}
 			OBJ(diskiograph_write) {
@@ -4714,7 +4714,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 						obj->data.diskio->current_write, obj->e, 1);
 				} else {
 					new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d,
-						diskio_write_value, obj->e, 1);
+						info.diskio_write_value, obj->e, 1);
 				}
 			}
 			OBJ(downspeed) {
@@ -6324,9 +6324,9 @@ static void generate_text(void)
 
 	update_stuff();
 	/* fix diskio rates to b/s (use update_interval */
-	diskio_read_value = diskio_read_value / update_interval;
-	diskio_write_value = diskio_write_value / update_interval;
-	diskio_value = diskio_value / update_interval;
+	info.diskio_read_value /= update_interval;
+	info.diskio_write_value /= update_interval;
+	info.diskio_value /= update_interval;
 
 	/* add things to the buffer */
 
diff --git a/src/conky.h b/src/conky.h
index 1662075a..7e0e958d 100644
--- a/src/conky.h
+++ b/src/conky.h
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ struct dns_data {
 	char **ns_list;
 };
 
-unsigned int diskio_value;
-unsigned int diskio_read_value;
-unsigned int diskio_write_value;
-
 struct fs_stat {
 	char path[DEFAULT_TEXT_BUFFER_SIZE];
 	char type[DEFAULT_TEXT_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -330,6 +326,10 @@ struct information {
 	double music_player_interval;
 
 	short kflags;	/* kernel settings, see enum KFLAG */
+
+	unsigned int diskio_value;
+	unsigned int diskio_read_value;
+	unsigned int diskio_write_value;
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/src/diskio.c b/src/diskio.c
index e8fa96b0..4d3a2182 100644
--- a/src/diskio.c
+++ b/src/diskio.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void update_diskio(void)
 	int tot, tot_read, tot_write;
 
 	if (!(fp = open_file("/proc/diskstats", &rep))) {
-		diskio_value = 0;
+		info.diskio_value = 0;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ void update_diskio(void)
 	last_read = current_read;
 	last_write = current_write;
 
-	diskio_value = tot;
-	diskio_read_value = tot_read;
-	diskio_write_value = tot_write;
+	info.diskio_value = tot;
+	info.diskio_read_value = tot_read;
+	info.diskio_write_value = tot_write;
 
 	fclose(fp);
 }
diff --git a/src/freebsd.c b/src/freebsd.c
index cb66fbc6..bcebc319 100644
--- a/src/freebsd.c
+++ b/src/freebsd.c
@@ -705,9 +705,9 @@ void update_diskio()
 	 *  That's why it is better to return 0 first time; */
 	if (diskio_setup == 0) {
 		diskio_setup = 1;
-		diskio_value = 0;
+		info.diskio_value = 0;
 	} else {
-		diskio_value = (unsigned int) ((diskio_current - diskio_prev) / 1024);
+		info.diskio_value = (unsigned int) ((diskio_current - diskio_prev) / 1024);
 	}
 	diskio_prev = diskio_current;