diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c
index 6fc4f33..f40bcf3 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@
 void bl1_platform_setup(void)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct mmc_device_info info;
 #if !POPLAR_RECOVERY
+	struct mmc_device_info info;
 	dw_mmc_params_t params = EMMC_INIT_PARAMS(POPLAR_EMMC_DESC_BASE);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c
index 041ed4a..94d59ff 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@
 
 void bl2_early_platform_setup(meminfo_t *mem_layout)
 {
+#if !POPLAR_RECOVERY
 	struct mmc_device_info info;
 
-#if !POPLAR_RECOVERY
 	dw_mmc_params_t params = EMMC_INIT_PARAMS(POPLAR_EMMC_DESC_BASE);
 #endif