diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/process_kern.c b/arch/um/kernel/process_kern.c
index 0d73cee..34b54a3 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/process_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/process_kern.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
 	pud_t *pud;
 	pmd_t *pmd;
 	pte_t *pte;
+	pte_t ptent;
 
 	if(task->mm == NULL) 
 		return(ERR_PTR(-EINVAL));
@@ -238,12 +239,13 @@
 		return(ERR_PTR(-EINVAL));
 
 	pte = pte_offset_kernel(pmd, addr);
-	if(!pte_present(*pte)) 
+	ptent = *pte;
+	if(!pte_present(ptent))
 		return(ERR_PTR(-EINVAL));
 
 	if(pte_out != NULL)
-		*pte_out = *pte;
-	return((void *) (pte_val(*pte) & PAGE_MASK) + (addr & ~PAGE_MASK));
+		*pte_out = ptent;
+	return((void *) (pte_val(ptent) & PAGE_MASK) + (addr & ~PAGE_MASK));
 }
 
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