diff --git a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
index 79a6874..9c32964 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ static u8 is_rtw_ndev(struct net_device *ndev)
 static int rtw_ndev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long state, void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev;
-	_adapter *adapter = rtw_netdev_priv(ndev);
+	_adapter *adapter;
 
 	if (ptr == NULL)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -1423,6 +1423,8 @@ static int rtw_ndev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long state
 
 	RTW_INFO(FUNC_NDEV_FMT" state:%lu\n", FUNC_NDEV_ARG(ndev), state);
 
+	adapter = rtw_netdev_priv(ndev);
+
 	switch (state) {
 	case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
 		//rtw_adapter_proc_replace(ndev);