diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c
index 825c3e3..5588c7a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c
@@ -143,13 +143,14 @@
 				  const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *t)
 {
 	const struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
+	const struct nf_conntrack_zone *zone;
 	struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp;
 	struct nf_conn *sibling;
-	u16 zone = nf_ct_zone(ct);
 
 	pr_debug("trying to timeout ct or exp for tuple ");
 	nf_ct_dump_tuple(t);
 
+	zone = nf_ct_zone(ct);
 	h = nf_conntrack_find_get(net, zone, t);
 	if (h)  {
 		sibling = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);