diff --git a/drivers/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
index ecee4b3ff0739dee24445a351a106a754a3ae6a0..377b07b2feebc261c08920f309261e8302217b03 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ static int pvscsi_queue_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, void (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd
 	struct pvscsi_adapter *adapter = shost_priv(host);
 	struct pvscsi_ctx *ctx;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned char op;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->hw_lock, flags);
 
@@ -775,13 +776,14 @@ static int pvscsi_queue_lck(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, void (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd
 	}
 
 	cmd->scsi_done = done;
+	op = cmd->cmnd[0];
 
 	dev_dbg(&cmd->device->sdev_gendev,
-		"queued cmd %p, ctx %p, op=%x\n", cmd, ctx, cmd->cmnd[0]);
+		"queued cmd %p, ctx %p, op=%x\n", cmd, ctx, op);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->hw_lock, flags);
 
-	pvscsi_kick_io(adapter, cmd->cmnd[0]);
+	pvscsi_kick_io(adapter, op);
 
 	return 0;
 }