diff --git a/sys/dev/ex/if_ex_pccard.c b/sys/dev/ex/if_ex_pccard.c
index d0daa92fd21..16b9d2045f9 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ex/if_ex_pccard.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ex/if_ex_pccard.c
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ static int
 ex_pccard_match(device_t dev)
 {
 	const struct pccard_product *pp;
+	int error;
+	uint32_t	fcn = PCCARD_FUNCTION_UNSPEC;
+
 	/* Make sure we're a network function */
 	error = pccard_get_function(dev, &fcn);
 	if (error != 0)