diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
index 3ac50b7298d1..5fbcb229f707 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ static struct orc_entry *cur_orc_table = __start_orc_unwind;
 static void orc_sort_swap(void *_a, void *_b, int size)
 {
 	struct orc_entry *orc_a, *orc_b;
-	struct orc_entry orc_tmp;
 	int *a = _a, *b = _b, tmp;
 	int delta = _b - _a;
 
@@ -231,9 +230,7 @@ static void orc_sort_swap(void *_a, void *_b, int size)
 	/* Swap the corresponding .orc_unwind entries: */
 	orc_a = cur_orc_table + (a - cur_orc_ip_table);
 	orc_b = cur_orc_table + (b - cur_orc_ip_table);
-	orc_tmp = *orc_a;
-	*orc_a = *orc_b;
-	*orc_b = orc_tmp;
+	swap(*orc_a, *orc_b);
 }
 
 static int orc_sort_cmp(const void *_a, const void *_b)