1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 1b1df5cc4113..e9ca3cb57d52 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
         struct net_device *dev = path->dev;
         struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
         struct ipoib_ah *ah = NULL;
-        struct ipoib_ah *old_ah;
+        struct ipoib_ah *old_ah = NULL;
         struct ipoib_neigh *neigh, *tn;
         struct sk_buff_head skqueue;
         struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-        old_ah   = path->ah;
-        path->ah = ah;
-
         if (ah) {
                 path->pathrec = *pathrec;
 
+                old_ah   = path->ah;
+                path->ah = ah;
+
                 ipoib_dbg(priv, "created address handle %p for LID 0x%04x, SL %d\n",
                           ah, be16_to_cpu(pathrec->dlid), pathrec->sl);