1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/net/sched/act_simple.c b/net/sched/act_simple.c
index f28ddbabff76..33aefa25b545 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_simple.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_simple.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static int tcf_simp_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
         struct tcf_defact *d;
         bool exists = false;
         int ret = 0, err;
+        u32 index;
 
         if (nla == NULL)
                 return -EINVAL;
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ static int tcf_simp_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         parm = nla_data(tb[TCA_DEF_PARMS]);
-        err = tcf_idr_check_alloc(tn, &parm->index, a, bind);
+        index = parm->index;
+        err = tcf_idr_check_alloc(tn, &index, a, bind);
         if (err < 0)
                 return err;
         exists = err;
@@ -119,15 +121,15 @@ static int tcf_simp_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
                 if (exists)
                         tcf_idr_release(*a, bind);
                 else
-                        tcf_idr_cleanup(tn, parm->index);
+                        tcf_idr_cleanup(tn, index);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
         if (!exists) {
-                ret = tcf_idr_create(tn, parm->index, est, a,
+                ret = tcf_idr_create(tn, index, est, a,
                                      &act_simp_ops, bind, false);
                 if (ret) {
-                        tcf_idr_cleanup(tn, parm->index);
+                        tcf_idr_cleanup(tn, index);
                         return ret;
                 }