diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 9d36d10df868..b0c10e0f8a9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -813,7 +813,10 @@ static void i40e_update_vsi_stats(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	struct i40e_eth_stats *oes;
 	struct i40e_eth_stats *es;     /* device's eth stats */
 	u32 tx_restart, tx_busy;
+	struct i40e_ring *p;
 	u32 rx_page, rx_buf;
+	u64 bytes, packets;
+	unsigned int start;
 	u64 rx_p, rx_b;
 	u64 tx_p, tx_b;
 	u16 q;
@@ -837,10 +840,6 @@ static void i40e_update_vsi_stats(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	rx_buf = 0;
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (q = 0; q < vsi->num_queue_pairs; q++) {
-		struct i40e_ring *p;
-		u64 bytes, packets;
-		unsigned int start;
-
 		/* locate Tx ring */
 		p = ACCESS_ONCE(vsi->tx_rings[q]);