diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
index 1dd362326c0a..a04aa0e882f8 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_add_pnetid(struct net *net, u8 *pnetid)
 
 	write_lock(&sn->pnetids_ndev.lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pi, &sn->pnetids_ndev.list, list) {
-		if (smc_pnet_match(pnetid, pe->pnetid)) {
+		if (smc_pnet_match(pnetid, pi->pnetid)) {
 			refcount_inc(&pi->refcnt);
 			kfree(pe);
 			goto unlock;