diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index 6f9895d4e5bd..fc80f250da31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -2060,6 +2060,7 @@ static int smc_request_attrib(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			      struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct resource * res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "smc91x-attrib");
+	struct smc_local *lp __maybe_unused = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	if (!res)
 		return 0;
@@ -2074,6 +2075,7 @@ static void smc_release_attrib(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			       struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct resource * res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "smc91x-attrib");
+	struct smc_local *lp __maybe_unused = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	if (res)
 		release_mem_region(res->start, ATTRIB_SIZE);