diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index b46dff8ef9ab86aa81f92da3de4d7467f1ab7e20..a0016844296844cbabf81f2dd107afd8cef38a39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -1312,8 +1312,8 @@ static inline void ixgbevf_rx_desc_queue_enable(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter,
 		       "not set within the polling period\n", rxr);
 	}
 
-	ixgbevf_release_rx_desc(&adapter->hw, &adapter->rx_ring[rxr],
-				(adapter->rx_ring[rxr].count - 1));
+	ixgbevf_release_rx_desc(hw, &adapter->rx_ring[rxr],
+				adapter->rx_ring[rxr].count - 1);
 }
 
 static void ixgbevf_save_reset_stats(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)