diff --git a/drivers/reset/sti/reset-syscfg.c b/drivers/reset/sti/reset-syscfg.c
index a78e09c7825e..1600cc7557f5 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/sti/reset-syscfg.c
+++ b/drivers/reset/sti/reset-syscfg.c
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ static int syscfg_reset_deassert(struct reset_controller_dev *rcdev,
 static int syscfg_reset_dev(struct reset_controller_dev *rcdev,
 			    unsigned long idx)
 {
-	int err = syscfg_reset_assert(rcdev, idx);
+	int err;
+
+	err = syscfg_reset_assert(rcdev, idx);
 	if (err)
 		return err;