diff --git a/drivers/ssb/main.c b/drivers/ssb/main.c
index 9f30e0edadfe..bdb6595ffd2d 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/main.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/main.c
@@ -341,11 +341,13 @@ static int ssb_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 
 static int ssb_device_uevent(const struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 {
-	const struct ssb_device *ssb_dev = dev_to_ssb_dev(dev);
+	const struct ssb_device *ssb_dev;
 
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	ssb_dev = dev_to_ssb_dev(dev);
+
 	return add_uevent_var(env,
 			     "MODALIAS=ssb:v%04Xid%04Xrev%02X",
 			     ssb_dev->id.vendor, ssb_dev->id.coreid,