1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/klist.c b/lib/klist.c
index 02177d72dc89..738ab810160a 100644
--- a/lib/klist.c
+++ b/lib/klist.c
@@ -145,9 +145,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_del);
 
 void klist_remove(struct klist_node * n)
 {
-        spin_lock(&n->n_klist->k_lock);
+        struct klist * k = n->n_klist;
+        spin_lock(&k->k_lock);
         klist_dec_and_del(n);
-        spin_unlock(&n->n_klist->k_lock);
+        spin_unlock(&k->k_lock);
         wait_for_completion(&n->n_removed);
 }