diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
index a355295468bdb..1b8d233e08020 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
@@ -1509,9 +1509,9 @@ static irqreturn_t dpaa2_switch_irq0_handler_thread(int irq_num, void *arg)
 	struct device *dev = (struct device *)arg;
 	struct ethsw_core *ethsw = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv;
-	u32 status = ~0;
 	int err, if_id;
 	bool had_mac;
+	u32 status;
 
 	err = dpsw_get_irq_status(ethsw->mc_io, 0, ethsw->dpsw_handle,
 				  DPSW_IRQ_INDEX_IF, &status);
@@ -1539,12 +1539,12 @@ static irqreturn_t dpaa2_switch_irq0_handler_thread(int irq_num, void *arg)
 			dpaa2_switch_port_connect_mac(port_priv);
 	}
 
-out:
 	err = dpsw_clear_irq_status(ethsw->mc_io, 0, ethsw->dpsw_handle,
 				    DPSW_IRQ_INDEX_IF, status);
 	if (err)
 		dev_err(dev, "Can't clear irq status (err %d)\n", err);
 
+out:
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }