diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 51bae622..efe1aff 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@
 	lock_kernel();
 	if (request->fl_type != F_UNLCK) {
 		for_each_lock(inode, before) {
-			struct file_lock *fl = *before;
+			fl = *before;
 			if (!IS_POSIX(fl))
 				continue;
 			if (!posix_locks_conflict(request, fl))