diff --git a/drivers/net/eexpress.c b/drivers/net/eexpress.c
index 9c85e50014b4..70509ed6c11d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/eexpress.c
+++ b/drivers/net/eexpress.c
@@ -651,9 +651,9 @@ static void eexp_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 static int eexp_xmit(struct sk_buff *buf, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct net_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	short length = buf->len;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	struct net_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned long flags;
 #endif