diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c
index 58d7e5d..f83bb5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c
@@ -3692,7 +3692,6 @@
         __u16 rcode, correlator;
         int err = 0;
         __u8 xframe = 1;
-        __u16 tx_fstatus;
 
         rmf->vl = SWAP_BYTES(rmf->vl);
         if(rx_status & FCB_RX_STATUS_DA_MATCHED)
@@ -3783,7 +3782,9 @@
                                 }
                                 break;
 
-                        case TX_FORWARD:
+                        case TX_FORWARD: {
+        			__u16 uninitialized_var(tx_fstatus);
+
                                 if((rcode = smctr_rcv_tx_forward(dev, rmf))
                                         != POSITIVE_ACK)
                                 {
@@ -3811,6 +3812,7 @@
                                         }
                                 }
                                 break;
+			}
 
                         /* Received MAC Frames Processed by CRS/REM/RPS. */
                         case RSP: