diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
index dc94445..109751b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@
 	struct sk_buff *skb = req->context;
 	struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
 	struct usbpn_dev *pnd = netdev_priv(dev);
+	int status = req->status;
 
-	switch (req->status) {
+	switch (status) {
 	case 0:
 		dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 		break;
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
 		dev->stats.tx_aborted_errors++;
 	default:
 		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
-		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "TX error (%d)\n", req->status);
+		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "TX error (%d)\n", status);
 	}
 	dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 
@@ -150,8 +151,9 @@
 	struct page *page = virt_to_page(req->transfer_buffer);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int status = req->status;
 
-	switch (req->status) {
+	switch (status) {
 	case 0:
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&pnd->rx_lock, flags);
 		skb = pnd->rx_skb;