diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 0dd8984a261d..f085b1648e66 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	struct pcpu_sw_netstats *brstats = this_cpu_ptr(br->stats);
 	const struct nf_br_ops *nf_ops;
 	const unsigned char *dest;
-	struct ethhdr *eth;
 	u16 vid = 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -53,15 +52,14 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->frag_max_size = 0;
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-	eth = eth_hdr(skb);
 	skb_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN);
 
 	if (!br_allowed_ingress(br, br_vlan_group_rcu(br), skb, &vid))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET) &&
-	    (eth->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_ARP) ||
-	     eth->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_RARP)) &&
+	    (eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_ARP) ||
+	     eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_RARP)) &&
 	    br_opt_get(br, BROPT_NEIGH_SUPPRESS_ENABLED)) {
 		br_do_proxy_suppress_arp(skb, br, vid, NULL);
 	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6) &&