diff --git a/drivers/staging/silicom/bypasslib/bypass.c b/drivers/staging/silicom/bypasslib/bypass.c
index ba0d23a1cfbe..7d2cb54ad6c0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/silicom/bypasslib/bypass.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/silicom/bypasslib/bypass.c
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ static int do_cmd(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd, int *data)
 {
 	int ret = -1;
 	struct if_bypass *bypass_cb;
-	static int (*ioctl) (struct net_device *, struct ifreq *, int);
 
 	bypass_cb = (struct if_bypass *)ifr;
 	bypass_cb->cmd = cmd;
 	bypass_cb->data = *data;
-	if ((dev->netdev_ops) && (ioctl = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl)) {
-		ret = ioctl(dev, ifr, SIOCGIFBYPASS);
+
+	if (dev->netdev_ops && dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl) {
+		ret = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl(dev, ifr, SIOCGIFBYPASS);
 		*data = bypass_cb->data;
 	}