diff --git a/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo.c b/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo.c
index 6e952fa4785..2b1fbbbc3c7 100644
--- a/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo.c
+++ b/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo.c
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ out_unlock:
 /* destroy a buffer object */
 void etna_bo_del(struct etna_bo *bo)
 {
-	struct etna_device *dev = bo->dev;
-
 	if (!bo)
 		return;
 
+	struct etna_device *dev = bo->dev;
+
 	if (!p_atomic_dec_zero(&bo->refcnt))
 		return;