diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 7f173eb42aa2..28f5e94274ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -3368,6 +3368,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len,
 	u16 cp_ring_id, len = 0;
 	struct hwrm_err_output *resp = bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr;
 	u16 max_req_len = BNXT_HWRM_MAX_REQ_LEN;
+	struct hwrm_short_input short_input = {0};
 
 	req->seq_id = cpu_to_le16(bp->hwrm_cmd_seq++);
 	memset(resp, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -3376,7 +3377,6 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_do_send_msg(struct bnxt *bp, void *msg, u32 msg_len,
 
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_SHORT_CMD) {
 		void *short_cmd_req = bp->hwrm_short_cmd_req_addr;
-		struct hwrm_short_input short_input = {0};
 
 		memcpy(short_cmd_req, req, msg_len);
 		memset(short_cmd_req + msg_len, 0, BNXT_HWRM_MAX_REQ_LEN -