diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
index 0cae7c0f32ec2dc363410ae798d9a5abe7f66e5f..f55810305f9a0b90a4c39922e5dd6101e0a3ecba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD(optprobe_template_func);
 static void
 optimized_callback(struct optimized_kprobe *op, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* This is possible if op is under delayed unoptimizing */
@@ -165,6 +164,7 @@ optimized_callback(struct optimized_kprobe *op, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (kprobe_running()) {
 		kprobes_inc_nmissed_count(&op->kp);
 	} else {
+		struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();
 		/* Save skipped registers */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 		regs->cs = __KERNEL_CS;