diff --git a/drivers/fpga/dfl-pci.c b/drivers/fpga/dfl-pci.c
index 538755062ab7..a78c409bf2c4 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/dfl-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/dfl-pci.c
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ static int cci_pci_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *pcidev, int num_vfs)
 {
 	struct cci_drvdata *drvdata = pci_get_drvdata(pcidev);
 	struct dfl_fpga_cdev *cdev = drvdata->cdev;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!num_vfs) {
 		/*
@@ -239,6 +238,8 @@ static int cci_pci_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *pcidev, int num_vfs)
 		dfl_fpga_cdev_config_ports_pf(cdev);
 
 	} else {
+		int ret;
+
 		/*
 		 * before enable SRIOV, put released ports into VF access mode
 		 * first of all.