diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
index db961aaa3740..67c6ffaf4f72 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
@@ -1260,10 +1260,11 @@ ep0_poll (struct file *fd, poll_table *wait)
 static long gadget_dev_ioctl (struct file *fd, unsigned code, unsigned long value)
 {
 	struct dev_data		*dev = fd->private_data;
-	struct usb_gadget	*gadget = dev->gadget;
+	struct usb_gadget	*gadget;
 	long ret = -ENOTTY;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&dev->lock);
+	gadget = dev->gadget;
 	if (dev->state == STATE_DEV_OPENED ||
 			dev->state == STATE_DEV_UNBOUND) {
 		/* Not bound to a UDC */