1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index 51cab806abd8..988745272458 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -1472,10 +1472,10 @@ no_hmac:
                         suseconds_t usecs = (tv.tv_sec -
                                 bear_cookie->expiration.tv_sec) * 1000000L +
                                 tv.tv_usec - bear_cookie->expiration.tv_usec;
+                        __be32 n = htonl(usecs);
 
-                        usecs = htonl(usecs);
                         sctp_init_cause(*errp, SCTP_ERROR_STALE_COOKIE,
-                                        &usecs, sizeof(usecs));
+                                        &n, sizeof(n));
                         *error = -SCTP_IERROR_STALE_COOKIE;
                 } else
                         *error = -SCTP_IERROR_NOMEM;