1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/s2io.c b/drivers/net/s2io.c
index 58bbfdd4f901..afef6c0c59fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/s2io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/s2io.c
@@ -796,12 +796,14 @@ static void free_shared_mem(struct s2io_nic *nic)
         struct mac_info *mac_control;
         struct config_param *config;
         int lst_size, lst_per_page;
-        struct net_device *dev = nic->dev;
+        struct net_device *dev;
         int page_num = 0;
 
         if (!nic)
                 return;
 
+        dev = nic->dev;
+
         mac_control = &nic->mac_control;
         config = &nic->config;