diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
index 839f142663e864..6f1218a510610c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
@@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ struct wilc_join_bss_param *
 wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 			  struct cfg80211_crypto_settings *crypto)
 {
-	struct wilc_join_bss_param *param;
-	struct ieee80211_p2p_noa_attr noa_attr;
-	u8 rates_len = 0;
+	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies = rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
 	const u8 *tim_elm, *ssid_elm, *rates_ie, *supp_rates_ie;
 	const u8 *ht_ie, *wpa_ie, *wmm_ie, *rsn_ie;
+	struct ieee80211_p2p_noa_attr noa_attr;
+	struct wilc_join_bss_param *param;
+	u8 rates_len = 0;
 	int ret;
-	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies = rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
 
 	param = kzalloc(sizeof(*param), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!param)