diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index b585c850a89a3737b1b6a19aab62dd7dd1cee5cb..e85f377a8f82c671a3eb3d99698fa443632d51fc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 					  struct request_sock *req,
 					  struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
-	struct inet6_request_sock *treq = inet6_rsk(req);
+	struct inet6_request_sock *treq;
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *newnp, *np = inet6_sk(sk);
 	struct tcp6_sock *newtcp6sk;
 	struct inet_sock *newinet;
@@ -1350,6 +1350,7 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return newsk;
 	}
 
+	treq = inet6_rsk(req);
 	opt = np->opt;
 
 	if (sk_acceptq_is_full(sk))