diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c
index 6fc4f3328..f40bcf319 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl1_plat_setup.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ void bl1_plat_arch_setup(void)
 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 041ed4ad5..94d59ffb8 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl2_plat_setup.c
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@ void bl2_plat_get_bl33_meminfo(meminfo_t *bl33_meminfo)
 
 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