1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/locking/mcs_spinlock.c b/kernel/locking/mcs_spinlock.c
index 32fc16c0a545..be9ee1559fca 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mcs_spinlock.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mcs_spinlock.c
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ unqueue:
 
 void osq_unlock(struct optimistic_spin_queue *lock)
 {
-        struct optimistic_spin_node *node = this_cpu_ptr(&osq_node);
-        struct optimistic_spin_node *next;
+        struct optimistic_spin_node *node, *next;
         int curr = encode_cpu(smp_processor_id());
 
         /*
@@ -195,6 +194,7 @@ void osq_unlock(struct optimistic_spin_queue *lock)
         /*
          * Second most likely case.
          */
+        node = this_cpu_ptr(&osq_node);
         next = xchg(&node->next, NULL);
         if (next) {
                 ACCESS_ONCE(next->locked) = 1;