diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
index 89a4bd4c842dd545c55a1f02c4b437816bac86bc..d672b4db5b74d3a1c7834edfb4827f5c127a60ba 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static void nodemgr_remove_uds(struct node_entry *ne)
 
 static void nodemgr_remove_ne(struct node_entry *ne)
 {
-	struct device *dev = &ne->device;
+	struct device *dev;
 
 	dev = get_device(&ne->device);
 	if (!dev)