diff --git a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
index 6104f461a3cd..d0fc4ca2f656 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
@@ -1561,11 +1561,12 @@ out_error_master_alloc:
 static int pxa2xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct driver_data *drv_data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct ssp_device *ssp = drv_data->ssp;
+	struct ssp_device *ssp;
 	int status = 0;
 
 	if (!drv_data)
 		return 0;
+	ssp = drv_data->ssp;
 
 	/* Remove the queue */
 	status = destroy_queue(drv_data);