diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c
index 069537c845e5cc424ce02bf3cec7838250357a32..20bf8e8002d6fd2733782af97f373ddaf2bcd8d6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c
@@ -1224,6 +1224,7 @@ xfs_da3_node_toosmall(
 	/* start with smaller blk num */
 	forward = nodehdr.forw < nodehdr.back;
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; forward = !forward, i++) {
+		struct xfs_da3_icnode_hdr thdr;
 		if (forward)
 			blkno = nodehdr.forw;
 		else
@@ -1236,10 +1237,10 @@ xfs_da3_node_toosmall(
 			return(error);
 
 		node = bp->b_addr;
-		xfs_da3_node_hdr_from_disk(&nodehdr, node);
+		xfs_da3_node_hdr_from_disk(&thdr, node);
 		xfs_trans_brelse(state->args->trans, bp);
 
-		if (count - nodehdr.count >= 0)
+		if (count - thdr.count >= 0)
 			break;	/* fits with at least 25% to spare */
 	}
 	if (i >= 2) {