diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
index 952c5a849a56..2a3499dd4d63 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
@@ -494,6 +494,8 @@ static void nvec_tx_completed(struct nvec_chip *nvec)
 static void nvec_rx_completed(struct nvec_chip *nvec)
 {
 	if (nvec->rx->pos != nvec_msg_size(nvec->rx)) {
+		unsigned char msg_type = nvec->rx->data[0];
+
 		dev_err(nvec->dev, "RX incomplete: Expected %u bytes, got %u\n",
 			(uint)nvec_msg_size(nvec->rx),
 			(uint)nvec->rx->pos);
@@ -502,7 +504,7 @@ static void nvec_rx_completed(struct nvec_chip *nvec)
 		nvec->state = 0;
 
 		/* Battery quirk - Often incomplete, and likes to crash */
-		if (nvec->rx->data[0] == NVEC_BAT)
+		if (msg_type == NVEC_BAT)
 			complete(&nvec->ec_transfer);
 
 		return;