diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
index 2daf4b0da434..cc4791cf575b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
@@ -2133,6 +2133,7 @@ static int _bnx2fc_create(struct net_device *netdev,
 	}
 
 	ctlr = bnx2fc_to_ctlr(interface);
+	cdev = fcoe_ctlr_to_ctlr_dev(ctlr);
 	interface->vlan_id = vlan_id;
 
 	interface->timer_work_queue =
@@ -2143,7 +2144,7 @@ static int _bnx2fc_create(struct net_device *netdev,
 		goto ifput_err;
 	}
 
-	lport = bnx2fc_if_create(interface, &interface->hba->pcidev->dev, 0);
+	lport = bnx2fc_if_create(interface, &cdev->dev, 0);
 	if (!lport) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Failed to create interface (%s)\n",
 			netdev->name);
@@ -2159,8 +2160,6 @@ static int _bnx2fc_create(struct net_device *netdev,
 	/* Make this master N_port */
 	ctlr->lp = lport;
 
-	cdev = fcoe_ctlr_to_ctlr_dev(ctlr);
-
 	if (link_state == BNX2FC_CREATE_LINK_UP)
 		cdev->enabled = FCOE_CTLR_ENABLED;
 	else