diff --git a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
index 48f75a56f4ae..d6fdc5782d33 100644
--- a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
+++ b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
@@ -1607,6 +1607,7 @@ static int mpls_dev_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 	struct mpls_dev *mdev;
 	unsigned int flags;
+	int err;
 
 	if (event == NETDEV_REGISTER) {
 		mdev = mpls_add_dev(dev);
@@ -1621,7 +1622,6 @@ static int mpls_dev_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 		return NOTIFY_OK;
 
 	switch (event) {
-		int err;
 
 	case NETDEV_DOWN:
 		err = mpls_ifdown(dev, event);