diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 43e06bb917e7..b44bb3ae22ad 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -21886,20 +21886,20 @@ lpfc_get_io_buf_from_private_pool(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 static struct lpfc_io_buf *
 lpfc_get_io_buf_from_expedite_pool(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 {
-	struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_ncmd;
+	struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_ncmd = NULL, *iter;
 	struct lpfc_io_buf *lpfc_ncmd_next;
 	unsigned long iflag;
 	struct lpfc_epd_pool *epd_pool;
 
 	epd_pool = &phba->epd_pool;
-	lpfc_ncmd = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&epd_pool->lock, iflag);
 	if (epd_pool->count > 0) {
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(lpfc_ncmd, lpfc_ncmd_next,
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, lpfc_ncmd_next,
 					 &epd_pool->list, list) {
-			list_del(&lpfc_ncmd->list);
+			list_del(&iter->list);
 			epd_pool->count--;
+			lpfc_ncmd = iter;
 			break;
 		}
 	}