diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
index 9d4a1ea030d8..f71fba97d786 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static int mlx4_en_dcbnl_ieee_setpfc(struct net_device *dev,
 		struct ieee_pfc *pfc)
 {
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct mlx4_en_port_profile *prof = priv->prof;
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	int err;
 
@@ -169,15 +170,17 @@ static int mlx4_en_dcbnl_ieee_setpfc(struct net_device *dev,
 			pfc->mbc,
 			pfc->delay);
 
-	priv->prof->rx_pause = priv->prof->tx_pause = !!pfc->pfc_en;
-	priv->prof->rx_ppp = priv->prof->tx_ppp = pfc->pfc_en;
+	prof->rx_pause = !!pfc->pfc_en;
+	prof->tx_pause = !!pfc->pfc_en;
+	prof->rx_ppp = pfc->pfc_en;
+	prof->tx_ppp = pfc->pfc_en;
 
 	err = mlx4_SET_PORT_general(mdev->dev, priv->port,
 				    priv->rx_skb_size + ETH_FCS_LEN,
-				    priv->prof->tx_pause,
-				    priv->prof->tx_ppp,
-				    priv->prof->rx_pause,
-				    priv->prof->rx_ppp);
+				    prof->tx_pause,
+				    prof->tx_ppp,
+				    prof->rx_pause,
+				    prof->rx_ppp);
 	if (err)
 		en_err(priv, "Failed setting pause params\n");