else
                priv_level = QLC_83XX_GET_FUNC_PRIVILEGE(op_mode,
                                                         ahw->pci_func);
-
-       if (priv_level == QLCNIC_NON_PRIV_FUNC) {
+       switch (priv_level) {
+       case QLCNIC_NON_PRIV_FUNC:
                ahw->op_mode = QLCNIC_NON_PRIV_FUNC;
                ahw->idc.state_entry = qlcnic_83xx_idc_ready_state_entry;
                nic_ops->init_driver = qlcnic_83xx_init_non_privileged_vnic;
-       } else if (priv_level == QLCNIC_PRIV_FUNC) {
+               break;
+       case QLCNIC_PRIV_FUNC:
                ahw->op_mode = QLCNIC_PRIV_FUNC;
                ahw->idc.state_entry = qlcnic_83xx_idc_vnic_pf_entry;
                nic_ops->init_driver = qlcnic_83xx_init_privileged_vnic;
-       } else if (priv_level == QLCNIC_MGMT_FUNC) {
+               break;
+       case QLCNIC_MGMT_FUNC:
                ahw->op_mode = QLCNIC_MGMT_FUNC;
                ahw->idc.state_entry = qlcnic_83xx_idc_ready_state_entry;
                nic_ops->init_driver = qlcnic_83xx_init_mgmt_vnic;
-       } else {
+               break;
+       default:
+               dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Invalid Virtual NIC opmode\n");
                return -EIO;
        }
 
        else
                adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_ESWITCH_ENABLED;
 
-       adapter->ahw->idc.vnic_state = QLCNIC_DEV_NPAR_NON_OPER;
-       adapter->ahw->idc.vnic_wait_limit = QLCNIC_DEV_NPAR_OPER_TIMEO;
+       ahw->idc.vnic_state = QLCNIC_DEV_NPAR_NON_OPER;
+       ahw->idc.vnic_wait_limit = QLCNIC_DEV_NPAR_OPER_TIMEO;
 
        return 0;
 }