diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 9ff28e2d72cdf..dadadf2210872 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3497,16 +3497,18 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, enum tc_setup_type type,
 			  void *type_data)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct flow_block_offload *f = type_data;
 
 	switch (type) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH
-	case TC_SETUP_BLOCK:
+	case TC_SETUP_BLOCK: {
+		struct flow_block_offload *f = type_data;
+
 		f->unlocked_driver_cb = true;
 		return flow_block_cb_setup_simple(type_data,
 						  &mlx5e_block_cb_list,
 						  mlx5e_setup_tc_block_cb,
 						  priv, priv, true);
+	}
 #endif
 	case TC_SETUP_QDISC_MQPRIO:
 		return mlx5e_setup_tc_mqprio(priv, type_data);