1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index bc01ca6891e4..8d298526a5c1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ void tipc_bclink_recv_pkt(struct sk_buff *buf)
         /* Handle in-sequence broadcast message */
 
 receive:
-        deferred = node->bclink.deferred_head;
         next_in = mod(node->bclink.last_in + 1);
         seqno = msg_seqno(msg);
 
@@ -500,6 +499,7 @@ receive:
                 }
                 buf = NULL;
                 tipc_node_lock(node);
+                deferred = node->bclink.deferred_head;
                 if (deferred && (buf_seqno(deferred) == mod(next_in + 1))) {
                         buf = deferred;
                         msg = buf_msg(buf);