diff --git a/crypto/cryptomgr.c b/crypto/cryptomgr.c
index 6958ea83ee440e9f3425fd2aa0ff301f24ff1866..e5fb7cca5107d742ccd999bc87eaaf024a204f07 100644
--- a/crypto/cryptomgr.c
+++ b/crypto/cryptomgr.c
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 
 struct cryptomgr_param {
-	struct task_struct *thread;
-
 	struct rtattr *tb[CRYPTOA_MAX];
 
 	struct {
@@ -81,6 +79,7 @@ static int cryptomgr_probe(void *data)
 
 static int cryptomgr_schedule_probe(struct crypto_larval *larval)
 {
+	struct task_struct *thread;
 	struct cryptomgr_param *param;
 	const char *name = larval->alg.cra_name;
 	const char *p;
@@ -130,8 +129,8 @@ static int cryptomgr_schedule_probe(struct crypto_larval *larval)
 
 	memcpy(param->larval.name, larval->alg.cra_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME);
 
-	param->thread = kthread_run(cryptomgr_probe, param, "cryptomgr");
-	if (IS_ERR(param->thread))
+	thread = kthread_run(cryptomgr_probe, param, "cryptomgr");
+	if (IS_ERR(thread))
 		goto err_free_param;
 
 	return NOTIFY_STOP;