diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
index 03eccf29ace0..c4724fb3a691 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
@@ -460,13 +460,14 @@ static void vhci_tx_urb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct vhci_device *vdev = get_vdev(urb->dev);
 	struct vhci_priv *priv;
-	struct vhci_hcd *vhci = vdev_to_vhci(vdev);
+	struct vhci_hcd *vhci;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!vdev) {
 		pr_err("could not get virtual device");
 		return;
 	}
+	vhci = vdev_to_vhci(vdev);
 
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vhci_priv), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!priv) {