diff --git a/package/network/utils/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_utils.c b/package/network/utils/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_utils.c
index 1702ce88f6..4a824337a9 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_utils.c
+++ b/package/network/utils/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_utils.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ struct iwinfo_hardware_entry * iwinfo_hardware(struct iwinfo_hardware_id *id)
 {
 	FILE *db;
 	char buf[256] = { 0 };
-	static struct iwinfo_hardware_entry e, *rv = NULL;
+	static struct iwinfo_hardware_entry e;
+	struct iwinfo_hardware_entry *rv = NULL;
 
 	if (!(db = fopen(IWINFO_HARDWARE_FILE, "r")))
 		return NULL;