diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index 48386bf..b28e45b 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -1088,8 +1088,8 @@ static int parse_ct(const struct nlattr *attr, struct ovs_conntrack_info *info,
 
 	nla_for_each_nested(a, attr, rem) {
 		int type = nla_type(a);
-		int maxlen = ovs_ct_attr_lens[type].maxlen;
-		int minlen = ovs_ct_attr_lens[type].minlen;
+		int maxlen;
+		int minlen;
 
 		if (type > OVS_CT_ATTR_MAX) {
 			OVS_NLERR(log,
@@ -1097,6 +1097,9 @@ static int parse_ct(const struct nlattr *attr, struct ovs_conntrack_info *info,
 				  type, OVS_CT_ATTR_MAX);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+
+		maxlen = ovs_ct_attr_lens[type].maxlen;
+		minlen = ovs_ct_attr_lens[type].minlen;
 		if (nla_len(a) < minlen || nla_len(a) > maxlen) {
 			OVS_NLERR(log,
 				  "Conntrack attr type has unexpected length (type=%d, length=%d, expected=%d)",