diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c
index f6a502e8f02c..6e948d015332 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ ia64_mremap (unsigned long addr, unsigned long old_len, unsigned long new_len, u
 asmlinkage long
 ia64_clock_getres(const clockid_t which_clock, struct __kernel_timespec __user *tp)
 {
+	struct timespec64 rtn_tp;
+	s64 tick_ns;
+
 	/*
 	 * ia64's clock_gettime() syscall is implemented as a vdso call
 	 * fsys_clock_gettime(). Currently it handles only
@@ -185,8 +188,8 @@ ia64_clock_getres(const clockid_t which_clock, struct __kernel_timespec __user *
 	switch (which_clock) {
 	case CLOCK_REALTIME:
 	case CLOCK_MONOTONIC:
-		s64 tick_ns = DIV_ROUND_UP(NSEC_PER_SEC, local_cpu_data->itc_freq);
-		struct timespec64 rtn_tp = ns_to_timespec64(tick_ns);
+		tick_ns = DIV_ROUND_UP(NSEC_PER_SEC, local_cpu_data->itc_freq);
+		rtn_tp = ns_to_timespec64(tick_ns);
 		return put_timespec64(&rtn_tp, tp);
 	}