diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtksdio.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtksdio.c
index b6d77e04240c..4ae6631a7c29 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtksdio.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtksdio.c
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ static int btmtksdio_recv_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct btmtksdio_dev *bdev = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
 	struct hci_event_hdr *hdr = (void *)skb->data;
+	u8 evt = hdr->evt;
 	int err;
 
 	/* When someone waits for the WMT event, the skb is being cloned
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@ static int btmtksdio_recv_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_free_skb;
 
-	if (hdr->evt == HCI_EV_WMT) {
+	if (evt == HCI_EV_WMT) {
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(BTMTKSDIO_TX_WAIT_VND_EVT,
 				       &bdev->tx_state)) {
 			/* Barrier to sync with other CPUs */