diff --git a/net/smc/smc_wr.c b/net/smc/smc_wr.c
index 3c458d27985574efc929c21565fd0aaae58f2c20..c2694750a6a8abe2f1353dae02e95420e5a01b48 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_wr.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_wr.c
@@ -215,12 +215,14 @@ int smc_wr_tx_put_slot(struct smc_link *link,
 
 	pend = container_of(wr_pend_priv, struct smc_wr_tx_pend, priv);
 	if (pend->idx < link->wr_tx_cnt) {
+		u32 idx = pend->idx;
+
 		/* clear the full struct smc_wr_tx_pend including .priv */
 		memset(&link->wr_tx_pends[pend->idx], 0,
 		       sizeof(link->wr_tx_pends[pend->idx]));
 		memset(&link->wr_tx_bufs[pend->idx], 0,
 		       sizeof(link->wr_tx_bufs[pend->idx]));
-		test_and_clear_bit(pend->idx, link->wr_tx_mask);
+		test_and_clear_bit(idx, link->wr_tx_mask);
 		return 1;
 	}