diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
index a05fd97e5bc2e0c98b67664142767501611cd293..04cba6bf3d5477ffb6678e53187cde36e724f624 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
@@ -768,11 +768,13 @@ static void rx_fixup(unsigned long data)
 static void write_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	pegasus_t *pegasus = urb->context;
-	struct net_device *net = pegasus->net;
+	struct net_device *net;
 
 	if (!pegasus)
 		return;
 
+	net = pegasus->net;
+
 	if (!netif_device_present(net) || !netif_running(net))
 		return;