diff --git a/cmd/misc.c b/cmd/misc.c
index bcd8d960ee..ec32b41ed1 100644
--- a/cmd/misc.c
+++ b/cmd/misc.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static int do_misc_list(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag,
 static int do_misc_op(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag,
 		      int argc, char *const argv[], enum misc_op op)
 {
-	int (*misc_op)(struct udevice *, int, void *, int);
 	struct udevice *dev;
 	int offset;
 	void *buf;
@@ -62,11 +61,10 @@ static int do_misc_op(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag,
 	size = hextoul(argv[3], NULL);
 
 	if (op == MISC_OP_READ)
-		misc_op = misc_read;
+		ret = misc_read(dev, offset, buf, size);
 	else
-		misc_op = misc_write;
+		ret = misc_write(dev, offset, buf, size);
 
-	ret = misc_op(dev, offset, buf, size);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
 			printf("The device does not support %s\n",