1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/common/pl330.c b/arch/arm/common/pl330.c
index d8e44a43047c..ff3ad2244824 100644
--- a/arch/arm/common/pl330.c
+++ b/arch/arm/common/pl330.c
@@ -1502,12 +1502,13 @@ int pl330_chan_ctrl(void *ch_id, enum pl330_chan_op op)
         struct pl330_thread *thrd = ch_id;
         struct pl330_dmac *pl330;
         unsigned long flags;
-        int ret = 0, active = thrd->req_running;
+        int ret = 0, active;
 
         if (!thrd || thrd->free || thrd->dmac->state == DYING)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         pl330 = thrd->dmac;
+        active = thrd->req_running;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&pl330->lock, flags);