diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
index 4fe26e82e3d1..bab9fdac98e6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
@@ -1673,13 +1673,13 @@ static void uvc_ctrl_send_events(struct uvc_fh *handle,
 {
 	struct uvc_control_mapping *mapping;
 	struct uvc_control *ctrl;
-	u32 changes = V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE;
 	unsigned int i;
 	unsigned int j;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < xctrls_count; ++i) {
-		ctrl = uvc_find_control(handle->chain, xctrls[i].id, &mapping);
+		u32 changes = V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE;
 
+		ctrl = uvc_find_control(handle->chain, xctrls[i].id, &mapping);
 		if (ctrl->info.flags & UVC_CTRL_FLAG_ASYNCHRONOUS)
 			/* Notification will be sent from an Interrupt event. */
 			continue;