diff --git a/fs/bio.c b/fs/bio.c
index 76e6713abf94..12429c9553eb 100644
--- a/fs/bio.c
+++ b/fs/bio.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache *bio_find_or_create_slab(unsigned int extra_size)
 
 	i = 0;
 	while (i < bio_slab_nr) {
-		struct bio_slab *bslab = &bio_slabs[i];
+		bslab = &bio_slabs[i];
 
 		if (!bslab->slab && entry == -1)
 			entry = i;