diff --git a/include/trace/events/neigh.h b/include/trace/events/neigh.h
index 62bb17516713..5ade62ac49b4 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/neigh.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/neigh.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(neigh_create,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		struct in6_addr *pin6;
 		__be32 *p32;
 
 		__entry->family = tbl->family;
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(neigh_create,
 		__entry->entries = atomic_read(&tbl->gc_entries);
 		__entry->created = n != NULL;
 		__entry->gc_exempt = exempt_from_gc;
-		pin6 = (struct in6_addr *)__entry->primary_key6;
 		p32 = (__be32 *)__entry->primary_key4;
 
 		if (tbl->family == AF_INET)
@@ -57,6 +55,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(neigh_create,
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 		if (tbl->family == AF_INET6) {
+			struct in6_addr *pin6;
+
 			pin6 = (struct in6_addr *)__entry->primary_key6;
 			*pin6 = *(struct in6_addr *)pkey;
 		}