diff --git a/net/bridge/br_forward.c b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
index 5f9988a3f06a62359dfd3cb4bbef43cfe55d836c..396f077216a3ba95786268163f3fd087f7501a9d 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_forward.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
@@ -208,17 +208,15 @@ static void br_multicast_flood(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst,
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->brdev;
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct net_bridge_port *port;
-	struct net_bridge_port *lport, *rport;
-	struct net_bridge_port *prev;
+	struct net_bridge_port *prev = NULL;
 	struct net_bridge_port_group *p;
 	struct hlist_node *rp;
 
-	prev = NULL;
-
 	rp = rcu_dereference(br->router_list.first);
 	p = mdst ? rcu_dereference(mdst->ports) : NULL;
 	while (p || rp) {
+		struct net_bridge_port *port, *lport, *rport;
+
 		lport = p ? p->port : NULL;
 		rport = rp ? hlist_entry(rp, struct net_bridge_port, rlist) :
 			     NULL;