diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c
index ee0c1d307966d842d824c3ed64449690946b7d76..b9b88f3a7b51631419f27fb12f912c19b0662861 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c
@@ -1621,13 +1621,15 @@ int qlcnic_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf, u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct qlcnic_sriov *sriov = adapter->ahw->sriov;
-	int i, num_vfs = sriov->num_vfs;
+	int i, num_vfs;
 	struct qlcnic_vf_info *vf_info;
 	u8 *curr_mac;
 
 	if (!qlcnic_sriov_pf_check(adapter))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	num_vfs = sriov->num_vfs;
+
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(mac) || vf >= num_vfs)
 		return -EINVAL;