diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index 37a5cb5c53f1..ce918fe987c6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -1658,6 +1658,7 @@ static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	int               len = 0;
 	int               i;
 	u8		  slave_addr = 0;
+	unsigned int      thread_num;
 	struct ssif_addr_info *addr_info = NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ssif_infos_mutex);
@@ -1876,22 +1877,17 @@ static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	ssif_info->handlers.request_events = request_events;
 	ssif_info->handlers.set_need_watch = ssif_set_need_watch;
 
-	{
-		unsigned int thread_num;
-
-		thread_num = ((i2c_adapter_id(ssif_info->client->adapter)
-			       << 8) |
-			      ssif_info->client->addr);
-		init_completion(&ssif_info->wake_thread);
-		ssif_info->thread = kthread_run(ipmi_ssif_thread, ssif_info,
-					       "kssif%4.4x", thread_num);
-		if (IS_ERR(ssif_info->thread)) {
-			rv = PTR_ERR(ssif_info->thread);
-			dev_notice(&ssif_info->client->dev,
-				   "Could not start kernel thread: error %d\n",
-				   rv);
-			goto out;
-		}
+	thread_num = ((i2c_adapter_id(ssif_info->client->adapter) << 8) |
+		      ssif_info->client->addr);
+	init_completion(&ssif_info->wake_thread);
+	ssif_info->thread = kthread_run(ipmi_ssif_thread, ssif_info,
+					"kssif%4.4x", thread_num);
+	if (IS_ERR(ssif_info->thread)) {
+		rv = PTR_ERR(ssif_info->thread);
+		dev_notice(&ssif_info->client->dev,
+			   "Could not start kernel thread: error %d\n",
+			   rv);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&ssif_info->client->dev, ssif_info);