1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 7c7166f766cc..cce2f0b2d406 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int flags,
                         struct itimerspec *new, struct itimerspec *old)
 {
         struct task_struct *p = timer->it.cpu.task;
-        union cpu_time_count old_expires, new_expires, val;
+        union cpu_time_count old_expires, new_expires, old_incr, val;
         int ret;
 
         if (unlikely(p == NULL)) {
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int flags,
         BUG_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 
         ret = 0;
+        old_incr = timer->it.cpu.incr;
         spin_lock(&p->sighand->siglock);
         old_expires = timer->it.cpu.expires;
         if (unlikely(timer->it.cpu.firing)) {
@@ -822,7 +823,7 @@ int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int flags,
  out:
         if (old) {
                 sample_to_timespec(timer->it_clock,
-                                   timer->it.cpu.incr, &old->it_interval);
+                                   old_incr, &old->it_interval);
         }
         return ret;
 }