diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
index ade34c26ad2f..e873baa9e778 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
@@ -638,13 +638,14 @@ static int wm9712_soc_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 {
 	struct wm9712_priv *wm9712 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
 	struct regmap *regmap;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (wm9712->mfd_pdata) {
 		wm9712->ac97 = wm9712->mfd_pdata->ac97;
 		regmap = wm9712->mfd_pdata->regmap;
 	} else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_SOC_AC97_BUS
+		int ret;
+
 		wm9712->ac97 = snd_soc_new_ac97_component(component, WM9712_VENDOR_ID,
 						      WM9712_VENDOR_ID_MASK);
 		if (IS_ERR(wm9712->ac97)) {