diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 45b07004669d..f25b0d338ca8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -2640,8 +2640,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(genphy_resume);
 int genphy_loopback(struct phy_device *phydev, bool enable)
 {
 	if (enable) {
-		u16 val, ctl = BMCR_LOOPBACK;
-		int ret;
+		u16 ctl = BMCR_LOOPBACK;
+		int ret, val;
 
 		ctl |= mii_bmcr_encode_fixed(phydev->speed, phydev->duplex);