diff --git a/drivers/memory/brcmstb_dpfe.c b/drivers/memory/brcmstb_dpfe.c
index f43ba69fbb3e..2daae2e0cb19 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/brcmstb_dpfe.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/brcmstb_dpfe.c
@@ -434,15 +434,17 @@ static void __finalize_command(struct brcmstb_dpfe_priv *priv)
 static int __send_command(struct brcmstb_dpfe_priv *priv, unsigned int cmd,
 			  u32 result[])
 {
-	const u32 *msg = priv->dpfe_api->command[cmd];
 	void __iomem *regs = priv->regs;
 	unsigned int i, chksum, chksum_idx;
+	const u32 *msg;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 resp;
 
 	if (cmd >= DPFE_CMD_MAX)
 		return -1;
 
+	msg = priv->dpfe_api->command[cmd];
+
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
 	/* Wait for DCPU to become ready */