diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 5d6fba986fa5..91e6b42798e5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int mlx5_query_port_roce(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
 				struct ib_port_attr *props)
 {
 	struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(device);
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = dev->mdev;
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev;
 	struct net_device *ndev, *upper;
 	enum ib_mtu ndev_ib_mtu;
 	bool put_mdev = true;