diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c
index 63510de0147c5702258ff6944b2d1ac6b82a66ef..c3643d9291670894702c5967a4554513a82f92b8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c
@@ -534,9 +534,9 @@ static int load_requested_vpu(struct mtk_vpu *vpu,
 
 int vpu_load_firmware(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct mtk_vpu *vpu = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct mtk_vpu *vpu;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
-	struct vpu_run *run = &vpu->run;
+	struct vpu_run *run;
 	const struct firmware *vpu_fw = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ int vpu_load_firmware(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	vpu = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	run = &vpu->run;
+
 	mutex_lock(&vpu->vpu_mutex);
 	if (vpu->fw_loaded) {
 		mutex_unlock(&vpu->vpu_mutex);