1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_vnd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_vnd.c
index 0afc3d335d56..d11c16aeb19a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_vnd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_vnd.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int rmnet_vnd_newlink(u8 id, struct net_device *rmnet_dev,
                       struct net_device *real_dev,
                       struct rmnet_endpoint *ep)
 {
-        struct rmnet_priv *priv;
+        struct rmnet_priv *priv = netdev_priv(rmnet_dev);
         int rc;
 
         if (ep->egress_dev)
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ int rmnet_vnd_newlink(u8 id, struct net_device *rmnet_dev,
         rmnet_dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM;
         rmnet_dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_SG;
 
+        priv->real_dev = real_dev;
+
         rc = register_netdevice(rmnet_dev);
         if (!rc) {
                 ep->egress_dev = rmnet_dev;
@@ -255,9 +257,7 @@ int rmnet_vnd_newlink(u8 id, struct net_device *rmnet_dev,
 
                 rmnet_dev->rtnl_link_ops = &rmnet_link_ops;
 
-                priv = netdev_priv(rmnet_dev);
                 priv->mux_id = id;
-                priv->real_dev = real_dev;
 
                 netdev_dbg(rmnet_dev, "rmnet dev created\n");
         }