diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index c939b3596566..770de0222e7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -7574,7 +7574,7 @@ static struct mlxsw_sp_fid *
 mlxsw_sp_rif_vlan_fid_get(struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif,
 			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct net_device *br_dev = rif->dev;
+	struct net_device *br_dev;
 	u16 vid;
 	int err;