diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/messaging.c b/arch/tile/kernel/messaging.c
index 00331af9525dcf52c990f3ee30abb13d367d7889..7867266f97169a5dd87fb09508e6833a94ef5b74 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/messaging.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/messaging.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ void hv_message_intr(struct pt_regs *regs, int intnum)
 #endif
 
 	while (1) {
-		rmi = hv_receive_message(__get_cpu_var(msg_state),
-					 (HV_VirtAddr) message,
+		HV_MsgState *state = this_cpu_ptr(&msg_state);
+		rmi = hv_receive_message(*state, (HV_VirtAddr) message,
 					 sizeof(message));
 		if (rmi.msglen == 0)
 			break;