diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index b7415cfdd7de..cf8f100433e0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -6184,8 +6184,9 @@ match1:
 		;
 	}
 
+	n = ndoms_cur;
 	if (doms_new == NULL) {
-		ndoms_cur = 0;
+		n = 0;
 		doms_new = &fallback_doms;
 		cpumask_andnot(doms_new[0], cpu_active_mask, cpu_isolated_map);
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(dattr_new);
@@ -6193,7 +6194,7 @@ match1:
 
 	/* Build new domains */
 	for (i = 0; i < ndoms_new; i++) {
-		for (j = 0; j < ndoms_cur && !new_topology; j++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < n && !new_topology; j++) {
 			if (cpumask_equal(doms_new[i], doms_cur[j])
 			    && dattrs_equal(dattr_new, i, dattr_cur, j))
 				goto match2;