diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c
index d051102679a4576c267ef8977cf5015c30ef61d7..b6fd4cf428401a17f32c193f8c5633e216d7a669 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_io.c
@@ -327,11 +327,12 @@ void ft_recv_write_data(struct ft_cmd *cmd, struct fc_frame *fp)
  */
 void ft_invl_hw_context(struct ft_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	struct fc_seq *seq = cmd->seq;
+	struct fc_seq *seq;
 	struct fc_exch *ep = NULL;
 	struct fc_lport *lport = NULL;
 
 	BUG_ON(!cmd);
+	seq = cmd->seq;
 
 	/* Cleanup the DDP context in HW if DDP was setup */
 	if (cmd->was_ddp_setup && seq) {