diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_resc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_resc.c
index 0e94f092813e..4711dd4945ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_resc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_resc.c
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ static int bnge_adjust_rings(struct bnge_dev *bd, u16 *rx,
 	u16 tx_chunks = bnge_num_tx_to_cp(bd, *tx);
 
 	if (tx_chunks != *tx) {
-		u16 tx_saved = tx_chunks, rc;
+		u16 tx_saved = tx_chunks;
+		int rc;
 
 		rc = bnge_fix_rings_count(rx, &tx_chunks, max_nq, sh);
 		if (rc)