diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 7d97166194b5..fe733a9f5fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ static int stmmac_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int stmmac_phy_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
-	struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data *mdio_bus_data = priv->plat->mdio_bus_data;
+	struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data *mdio_bus_data;
 	int max_speed = priv->plat->max_speed;
 	int mode = priv->plat->phy_interface;
 	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
@@ -1207,7 +1207,9 @@ static int stmmac_phy_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 
 	priv->phylink_config.dev = &priv->dev->dev;
 	priv->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV;
-	if (priv->plat->mdio_bus_data)
+
+	mdio_bus_data = priv->plat->mdio_bus_data;
+	if (mdio_bus_data)
 		priv->phylink_config.ovr_an_inband =
 			mdio_bus_data->xpcs_an_inband;