diff --git a/frontends/nss/ecm_nss_ipv4.c b/frontends/nss/ecm_nss_ipv4.c
index 2da3d05..c985382 100644
--- a/frontends/nss/ecm_nss_ipv4.c
+++ b/frontends/nss/ecm_nss_ipv4.c
@@ -2067,15 +2067,13 @@
 	/*
 	 * Prepare a nss_ipv4_msg with CONN_STATS_SYNC_MANY request
 	 */
-	struct nss_ipv4_conn_sync_many_msg *nicsm_req;
+	struct nss_ipv4_conn_sync_many_msg *nicsm_req = &ecm_nss_ipv4_sync_req_msg->msg.conn_stats_many;
 	nss_tx_status_t nss_tx_status;
 	int retry = 3;
 	unsigned long int current_jiffies;
 
 	usleep_range(ECM_NSS_IPV4_STATS_SYNC_UDELAY - 100, ECM_NSS_IPV4_STATS_SYNC_UDELAY);
 
-	nicsm_req = &ecm_nss_ipv4_sync_req_msg->msg.conn_stats_many;
-
 	/*
 	 * If index is 0, we are starting a new round, but if we still have time remain
 	 * in this round, sleep until it ends
diff --git a/frontends/nss/ecm_nss_ipv6.c b/frontends/nss/ecm_nss_ipv6.c
index ab79e20..6d02173 100644
--- a/frontends/nss/ecm_nss_ipv6.c
+++ b/frontends/nss/ecm_nss_ipv6.c
@@ -1726,15 +1726,13 @@
 	/*
 	 * Prepare a nss_ipv6_msg with CONN_STATS_SYNC_MANY request
 	 */
-	struct nss_ipv6_conn_sync_many_msg *nicsm_req;
+	struct nss_ipv6_conn_sync_many_msg *nicsm_req = &ecm_nss_ipv6_sync_req_msg->msg.conn_stats_many;;
 	nss_tx_status_t nss_tx_status;
 	int retry = 3;
 	unsigned long int current_jiffies;
 
 	usleep_range(ECM_NSS_IPV6_STATS_SYNC_UDELAY - 100, ECM_NSS_IPV6_STATS_SYNC_UDELAY);
 
-	nicsm_req = &ecm_nss_ipv6_sync_req_msg->msg.conn_stats_many;
-
 	/*
 	 * If index is 0, we are starting a new round, but if we still have time remain
 	 * in this round, sleep until it ends