diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c
index 1a1857b0a6f4..ea8438550b49 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c
@@ -481,9 +481,12 @@ static bool brcm_avs_is_firmware_loaded(struct private_data *priv)
 static unsigned int brcm_avs_cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	struct private_data *priv;
+
 	if (!policy)
 		return 0;
-	struct private_data *priv = policy->driver_data;
+
+	priv = policy->driver_data;
 
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);