diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
index b81c47ea023b..153eb57bad06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
@@ -2491,8 +2491,8 @@ static int nix_smq_flush(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr,
 	int pf = rvu_get_pf(rvu->pdev, pcifunc);
 	u8 cgx_id = 0, lmac_id = 0;
 	u16 tl2_tl3_link_schq;
-	u8 link, link_level;
 	u64 cfg, bmap = 0;
+	u8 link_level;
 
 	if (!is_rvu_otx2(rvu)) {
 		/* Skip SMQ flush if pkt count is zero */
@@ -2524,7 +2524,6 @@ static int nix_smq_flush(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr,
 	link_level = rvu_read64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_PSE_CHANNEL_LEVEL) & 0x01 ?
 			NIX_TXSCH_LVL_TL3 : NIX_TXSCH_LVL_TL2;
 	tl2_tl3_link_schq = smq_flush_ctx->smq_tree_ctx[link_level].schq;
-	link = smq_flush_ctx->smq_tree_ctx[NIX_TXSCH_LVL_TL1].schq;
 
 	/* SMQ set enqueue xoff */
 	cfg = rvu_read64(rvu, blkaddr, NIX_AF_SMQX_CFG(smq));
@@ -2534,13 +2533,13 @@ static int nix_smq_flush(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr,
 	/* Clear all NIX_AF_TL3_TL2_LINK_CFG[ENA] for the TL3/TL2 queue */
 	for (i = 0; i < (rvu->hw->cgx_links + rvu->hw->lbk_links); i++) {
 		cfg = rvu_read64(rvu, blkaddr,
-				 NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(tl2_tl3_link_schq, link));
+				 NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(tl2_tl3_link_schq, i));
 		if (!(cfg & BIT_ULL(12)))
 			continue;
 		bmap |= BIT_ULL(i);
 		cfg &= ~BIT_ULL(12);
 		rvu_write64(rvu, blkaddr,
-			    NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(tl2_tl3_link_schq, link), cfg);
+			    NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(tl2_tl3_link_schq, i), cfg);
 	}
 
 	/* Do SMQ flush and set enqueue xoff */
@@ -2561,10 +2560,10 @@ static int nix_smq_flush(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr,
 		if (!(bmap & BIT_ULL(i)))
 			continue;
 		cfg = rvu_read64(rvu, blkaddr,
-				 NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(tl2_tl3_link_schq, link));
+				 NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(tl2_tl3_link_schq, i));
 		cfg |= BIT_ULL(12);
 		rvu_write64(rvu, blkaddr,
-			    NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(tl2_tl3_link_schq, link), cfg);
+			    NIX_AF_TL3_TL2X_LINKX_CFG(tl2_tl3_link_schq, i), cfg);
 	}
 
 	/* clear XOFF on TL2s */