diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_mtk.c b/net/dsa/tag_mtk.c
index d6619edd53e5..f602fc758d68 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_mtk.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_mtk.c
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *mtk_tag_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 static struct sk_buff *mtk_tag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				   struct packet_type *pt)
 {
+	u16 hdr;
 	int port;
-	__be16 *phdr, hdr;
+	__be16 *phdr;
 	unsigned char *dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
 	bool is_multicast_skb = is_multicast_ether_addr(dest) &&
 				!is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest);