diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
index 77f8885cf407..e5a94a93a3cc 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static void idxd_cdev_evl_drain_pasid(struct idxd_wq *wq, u32 pasid)
 	spin_lock(&evl->lock);
 	status.bits = ioread64(idxd->reg_base + IDXD_EVLSTATUS_OFFSET);
 	t = status.tail;
-	h = evl->head;
+	h = status.head;
 	size = evl->size;
 
 	while (h != t) {
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/debugfs.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/debugfs.c
index 9cfbd9b14c4c..f3f25ee676f3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/debugfs.c
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ static int debugfs_evl_show(struct seq_file *s, void *d)
 
 	spin_lock(&evl->lock);
 
-	h = evl->head;
 	evl_status.bits = ioread64(idxd->reg_base + IDXD_EVLSTATUS_OFFSET);
 	t = evl_status.tail;
+	h = evl_status.head;
 	evl_size = evl->size;
 
 	seq_printf(s, "Event Log head %u tail %u interrupt pending %u\n\n",
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd.h b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd.h
index 47de3f93ff1e..d0f5db6cf1ed 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/idxd.h
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ struct idxd_evl {
 	unsigned int log_size;
 	/* The number of entries in the event log. */
 	u16 size;
-	u16 head;
 	unsigned long *bmap;
 	bool batch_fail[IDXD_MAX_BATCH_IDENT];
 };
diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c
index c8a0aa874b11..348aa21389a9 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ static void process_evl_entries(struct idxd_device *idxd)
 	/* Clear interrupt pending bit */
 	iowrite32(evl_status.bits_upper32,
 		  idxd->reg_base + IDXD_EVLSTATUS_OFFSET + sizeof(u32));
-	h = evl->head;
 	evl_status.bits = ioread64(idxd->reg_base + IDXD_EVLSTATUS_OFFSET);
 	t = evl_status.tail;
+	h = evl_status.head;
 	size = idxd->evl->size;
 
 	while (h != t) {
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ static void process_evl_entries(struct idxd_device *idxd)
 		h = (h + 1) % size;
 	}
 
-	evl->head = h;
 	evl_status.head = h;
 	iowrite32(evl_status.bits_lower32, idxd->reg_base + IDXD_EVLSTATUS_OFFSET);
 	spin_unlock(&evl->lock);