diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 1d32def..5c470c5 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -197,11 +197,12 @@
 {
 	struct subprocess_info *sub_info = data;
 	pid_t pid;
+	int wait = sub_info->wait;
 
 	/* CLONE_VFORK: wait until the usermode helper has execve'd
 	 * successfully We need the data structures to stay around
 	 * until that is done.  */
-	if (sub_info->wait)
+	if (wait)
 		pid = kernel_thread(wait_for_helper, sub_info,
 				    CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD);
 	else
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@
 	if (pid < 0) {
 		sub_info->retval = pid;
 		complete(sub_info->complete);
-	} else if (!sub_info->wait)
+	} else if (!wait)
 		complete(sub_info->complete);
 }