diff --git a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_pci.c b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_pci.c
index 8a26da68a9..9c7cacbdec 100644
--- a/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/common/sfc_efx/base/efx_pci.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ efx_pci_xilinx_cap_tbl_find(
 	__in				boolean_t skip_first,
 	__inout				efsys_dma_addr_t *entry_offsetp)
 {
-	efsys_dma_addr_t offset = *entry_offsetp;
+	efsys_dma_addr_t offset;
 	boolean_t skip = skip_first;
 	efx_qword_t header;
 	uint32_t format;
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ efx_pci_xilinx_cap_tbl_find(
 		goto fail1;
 	}
 
+	offset = *entry_offsetp;
 	rc = ENOENT;
 	/*
 	 * SF-119689-TC Riverhead Host Interface section 4.2.2.