diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721.c b/drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721.c
index 83323c3d10af..61ac7c8a1c7f 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721.c
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ static void tsi721_db_dpc(struct work_struct *work)
 						    idb_work);
 	struct rio_mport *mport;
 	struct rio_dbell *dbell;
-	int found = 0;
 	u32 wr_ptr, rd_ptr;
 	u64 *idb_entry;
 	u32 regval;
@@ -402,6 +401,8 @@ static void tsi721_db_dpc(struct work_struct *work)
 	rd_ptr = ioread32(priv->regs + TSI721_IDQ_RP(IDB_QUEUE)) % IDB_QSIZE;
 
 	while (wr_ptr != rd_ptr) {
+		int found = 0;
+
 		idb_entry = (u64 *)(priv->idb_base +
 					(TSI721_IDB_ENTRY_SIZE * rd_ptr));
 		rd_ptr++;