1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/netmisc.c b/fs/cifs/netmisc.c
index a92af41d4411..873b812c0f40 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/netmisc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/netmisc.c
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ static const struct smb_to_posix_error mapping_table_ERRHRD[] = {
 int
 cifs_inet_pton(int address_family, char *cp,void *dst)
 {
-        struct in_addr address;
         int value;
         int digit;
         int i;
@@ -190,8 +189,7 @@ cifs_inet_pton(int address_family, char *cp,void *dst)
         if (value > addr_class_max[end - bytes])
                 return 0;
 
-        address.s_addr = *((__be32 *) bytes) | htonl(value);
-        *((__be32 *)dst) = address.s_addr;
+        *((__be32 *)dst) = *((__be32 *) bytes) | htonl(value);
         return 1; /* success */
 }