diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index 7b01b9f..c71b699 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@
 	unsigned long cpu_flags;
 	size_t copied = 0;
 	u32 peek_seq = 0;
-	u32 *seq;
+	u32 *seq, skb_len;
 	unsigned long used;
 	int target;	/* Read at least this many bytes */
 	long timeo;
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@
 		}
 		continue;
 	found_ok_skb:
+		skb_len = skb->len;
 		/* Ok so how much can we use? */
 		used = skb->len - offset;
 		if (len < used)
@@ -844,7 +845,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* Partial read */
-		if (used + offset < skb->len)
+		if (used + offset < skb_len)
 			continue;
 	} while (len > 0);