diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
index 67bdbd3da52e5b5110143607df94d3ccdeed3ece..f20ccdeb6b59cce9a19d5163505ec8fca18a41f6 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ static ssize_t ramoops_pstore_read(struct pstore_record *record)
 					  GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!tmp_prz)
 				return -ENOMEM;
+			prz = tmp_prz;
 			free_prz = true;
 
 			while (cxt->ftrace_read_cnt < cxt->max_ftrace_cnt) {
@@ -321,7 +322,6 @@ static ssize_t ramoops_pstore_read(struct pstore_record *record)
 					goto out;
 			}
 			record->id = 0;
-			prz = tmp_prz;
 		}
 	}