1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
index 3b5c4571b55e..d15c888e9df8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
@@ -538,11 +538,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpdma_chan_create);
 
 int cpdma_chan_destroy(struct cpdma_chan *chan)
 {
-        struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr = chan->ctlr;
+        struct cpdma_ctlr *ctlr;
         unsigned long flags;
 
         if (!chan)
                 return -EINVAL;
+        ctlr = chan->ctlr;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&ctlr->lock, flags);
         if (chan->state != CPDMA_STATE_IDLE)