diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.c
index b68e1d328d4c..9b58d0aa38d2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.c
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ do_alignment_ldrdstrd(unsigned long addr, u32 instr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 static int
 do_alignment_ldmstm(unsigned long addr, u32 instr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	unsigned int rd, rn, nr_regs, regbits;
-	unsigned long eaddr, newaddr;
+	unsigned int rd, rn, regbits;
+	unsigned long eaddr, newaddr, nr_regs;
 	unsigned int val;
 
 	/* count the number of registers in the mask to be transferred */