diff --git a/net/ipv6/mcast.c b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
index 3330adcf26db..d9b855d5191b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mcast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
@@ -1424,9 +1424,9 @@ void igmp6_event_query(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static void __mld_query_work(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct mld2_query *mlh2 = NULL;
-	const struct in6_addr *group;
 	unsigned long max_delay;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
+	struct in6_addr group;
 	struct ifmcaddr6 *ma;
 	struct mld_msg *mld;
 	int group_type;
@@ -1458,8 +1458,8 @@ static void __mld_query_work(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto kfree_skb;
 
 	mld = (struct mld_msg *)icmp6_hdr(skb);
-	group = &mld->mld_mca;
-	group_type = ipv6_addr_type(group);
+	group = mld->mld_mca;
+	group_type = ipv6_addr_type(&group);
 
 	if (group_type != IPV6_ADDR_ANY &&
 	    !(group_type&IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST))
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ static void __mld_query_work(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 	} else {
 		for_each_mc_mclock(idev, ma) {
-			if (!ipv6_addr_equal(group, &ma->mca_addr))
+			if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&group, &ma->mca_addr))
 				continue;
 			if (ma->mca_flags & MAF_TIMER_RUNNING) {
 				/* gsquery <- gsquery && mark */