diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.c
index 31a796b5ff29..170ca65cd135 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.c
@@ -886,9 +886,10 @@ int WILC_WFI_InitModule(void)
 	int result, i, ret = -ENOMEM;
 	struct WILC_WFI_priv *priv[2], *netpriv;
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev;
-	WILC_WFI_Interrupt = use_napi ? WILC_WFI_NapiInterrupt : WILC_WFI_RegularInterrupt;
 	char buf[IFNAMSIZ];
 
+	WILC_WFI_Interrupt = use_napi ? WILC_WFI_NapiInterrupt : WILC_WFI_RegularInterrupt;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)	{
 
 		/* Allocate the net devices */