diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index f9dba23a375914fc3fe4807f901860300e9bfc64..0718b35f7335758794d8e65b44796543f275da3c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ static void cvm_oct_configure_common_hw(void)
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	{
 		union cvmx_ipd_ctl_status ipd_ctl_status;
+
 		ipd_ctl_status.u64 = cvmx_read_csr(CVMX_IPD_CTL_STATUS);
 		ipd_ctl_status.s.pkt_lend = 1;
 		ipd_ctl_status.s.wqe_lend = 1;