diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
index d9ddd0bcf65f..f60bf2f5af13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
@@ -3501,13 +3501,9 @@ static int
 ice_get_rc_coalesce(struct ethtool_coalesce *ec, enum ice_container_type c_type,
 		    struct ice_ring_container *rc)
 {
-	struct ice_pf *pf;
-
 	if (!rc->ring)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	pf = rc->ring->vsi->back;
-
 	switch (c_type) {
 	case ICE_RX_CONTAINER:
 		ec->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce = ITR_IS_DYNAMIC(rc);
@@ -3519,7 +3515,7 @@ ice_get_rc_coalesce(struct ethtool_coalesce *ec, enum ice_container_type c_type,
 		ec->tx_coalesce_usecs = rc->itr_setting;
 		break;
 	default:
-		dev_dbg(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Invalid c_type %d\n", c_type);
+		dev_dbg(ice_pf_to_dev(rc->ring->vsi->back), "Invalid c_type %d\n", c_type);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}