1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 50f1e172ee8f..2d4089894ec7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -717,11 +717,12 @@ static int sixpack_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
         unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
         struct sixpack *sp = sp_get(tty);
-        struct net_device *dev = sp->dev;
+        struct net_device *dev;
         unsigned int tmp, err;
 
         if (!sp)
                 return -ENXIO;
+        dev = sp->dev;
 
         switch(cmd) {
         case SIOCGIFNAME: