diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx_edma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx_edma.c
index 778b63be6a9a..02548d40253c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx_edma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx_edma.c
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *wil_sring_reap_rx_edma(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 	u8 data_offset;
 	struct wil_rx_status_extended *s;
 	u16 sring_idx = sring - wil->srings;
+	int invalid_buff_id_retry;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct wil_rx_status_extended) > sizeof(skb->cb));
 
@@ -882,9 +883,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *wil_sring_reap_rx_edma(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 	/* Extract the buffer ID from the status message */
 	buff_id = le16_to_cpu(wil_rx_status_get_buff_id(msg));
 
+	invalid_buff_id_retry = 0;
 	while (!buff_id) {
 		struct wil_rx_status_extended *s;
-		int invalid_buff_id_retry = 0;
 
 		wil_dbg_txrx(wil,
 			     "buff_id is not updated yet by HW, (swhead 0x%x)\n",