diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 8d20fb09722c..7f377f8792aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -651,11 +651,10 @@ static unsigned long ptrace_get_debugreg(struct task_struct *tsk, int n)
 {
 	struct thread_struct *thread = &tsk->thread;
 	unsigned long val = 0;
-	int index = n;
 
 	if (n < HBP_NUM) {
+		int index = array_index_nospec(n, HBP_NUM);
 		struct perf_event *bp = thread->ptrace_bps[index];
-		index = array_index_nospec(index, HBP_NUM);
 
 		if (bp)
 			val = bp->hw.info.address;