diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index f2c7cc3e263afffade80281415ff1f560bf7d6a2..0f6062aaa2c6ab15aa0accf27f2f94d59abd6915 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -1565,7 +1565,6 @@ static int speed_duplex_to_caps(int speed, int duplex)
 
 static int set_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	int cap;
 	struct port_info *p = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct link_config *lc = &p->link_config;
 
@@ -1575,7 +1574,7 @@ static int set_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 		 * being requested.
 		 */
 		if (cmd->autoneg == AUTONEG_DISABLE) {
-			cap = speed_duplex_to_caps(cmd->speed, cmd->duplex);
+			int cap = speed_duplex_to_caps(cmd->speed, cmd->duplex);
 			if (lc->supported & cap)
 				return 0;
 		}