diff --git a/drivers/dma/bcm2835-dma.c b/drivers/dma/bcm2835-dma.c
index 9ecb942..e18dc59 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/bcm2835-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/bcm2835-dma.c
@@ -393,11 +393,12 @@
 	unsigned int sg_len)
 {
 	struct bcm2835_chan *c = to_bcm2835_dma_chan(chan);
-	size_t max_len = bcm2835_dma_max_frame_length(c);
-	unsigned int i, len;
+	size_t len, max_len;
+	unsigned int i;
 	dma_addr_t addr;
 	struct scatterlist *sgent;
 
+	max_len = bcm2835_dma_max_frame_length(c);
 	for_each_sg(sgl, sgent, sg_len, i) {
 		for (addr = sg_dma_address(sgent), len = sg_dma_len(sgent);
 		     len > 0;