diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index e634e8110585c..964c5e842ceca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -3228,7 +3228,6 @@ static int efx_ef10_vport_set_mac_address(struct efx_nic *efx)
 static int efx_ef10_set_mac_address(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(inbuf, MC_CMD_VADAPTOR_SET_MAC_IN_LEN);
-	struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
 	bool was_enabled = efx->port_enabled;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -3256,6 +3255,7 @@ static int efx_ef10_set_mac_address(struct efx_nic *efx)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SFC_SRIOV
 	if (efx->pci_dev->is_virtfn && efx->pci_dev->physfn) {
+		struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
 		struct pci_dev *pci_dev_pf = efx->pci_dev->physfn;
 
 		if (rc == -EPERM) {