diff --git a/intrepid.c b/intrepid.c
index 6c5726b..4b2faf8 100644
--- a/intrepid.c
+++ b/intrepid.c
@@ -748,6 +748,9 @@ static bool handle_ETH_transmit_receipt(
 static int intrepid_remove_eth_if(int index)
 {
 	struct net_device *device = intrepid_get_dev_by_index(index);
+	struct intrepid_netdevice *ics;
+	size_t i;
+
 	if (!device)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -756,9 +759,9 @@ static int intrepid_remove_eth_if(int index)
 
 	pr_info("intrepid: Removing device %d %s 0x%p\n", index, device->name, device);
 
-	struct intrepid_netdevice *ics = netdev_priv(device);
+	ics = netdev_priv(device);
 
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_TX; ++i) {
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_TX; ++i) {
 		if (ics->tx_skbs[i]) {
 			kfree_skb(ics->tx_skbs[i]);
 		}