diff --git a/net/caif/caif_dev.c b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
index 7f9ac0742d19cc71fa367ea83bd8a9a117adbd1d..47fc8f3a47cf237af78fbe4483fac7da0f2108ad 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_dev.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ static int caif_device_notify(struct notifier_block *me, unsigned long what,
 	enum cfcnfg_phy_preference pref;
 	enum cfcnfg_phy_type phy_type;
 	struct cfcnfg *cfg;
-	struct caif_device_entry_list *caifdevs =
-	    caif_device_list(dev_net(dev));
+	struct caif_device_entry_list *caifdevs;
 
 	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAIF)
 		return 0;
@@ -222,6 +221,8 @@ static int caif_device_notify(struct notifier_block *me, unsigned long what,
 	if (cfg == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
+	caifdevs = caif_device_list(dev_net(dev));
+
 	switch (what) {
 	case NETDEV_REGISTER:
 		caifd = caif_device_alloc(dev);