diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-msm.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-msm.c
index 674ade11c1f8..e1be078cd79d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-msm.c
@@ -6675,8 +6675,10 @@ static int msm_pcie_drv_send_rpmsg(struct msm_pcie_dev_t *pcie_dev,
 {
 	struct msm_pcie_drv_info *drv_info = pcie_dev->drv_info;
 	int ret;
+	struct rpmsg_device *rpdev;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pcie_drv.rpmsg_lock);
+	rpdev = pcie_drv.rpdev;
 	if (!pcie_drv.rpdev) {
 		mutex_unlock(&pcie_drv.rpmsg_lock);
 		return -EIO;
@@ -6693,7 +6695,7 @@ static int msm_pcie_drv_send_rpmsg(struct msm_pcie_dev_t *pcie_dev,
 	PCIE_DBG(pcie_dev, "PCIe: RC%d: DRV: sending rpmsg: command: 0x%x\n",
 		pcie_dev->rc_idx, msg->pkt.dword[0]);
 
-	ret = rpmsg_trysend(pcie_drv.rpdev->ept, msg, sizeof(*msg));
+	ret = rpmsg_trysend(rpdev->ept, msg, sizeof(*msg));
 	if (ret) {
 		PCIE_ERR(pcie_dev, "PCIe: RC%d: DRV: failed to send rpmsg\n",
 			pcie_dev->rc_idx);