diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index af5fa239804d..0b914fc90a55 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4249,7 +4249,7 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct *p, int prio)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int oldprio, on_rq, running;
 	struct rq *rq;
-	const struct sched_class *prev_class = p->sched_class;
+	const struct sched_class *prev_class;
 
 	BUG_ON(prio < 0 || prio > MAX_PRIO);
 
@@ -4257,6 +4257,7 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct *p, int prio)
 	update_rq_clock(rq);
 
 	oldprio = p->prio;
+	prev_class = p->sched_class;
 	on_rq = p->se.on_rq;
 	running = task_current(rq, p);
 	if (on_rq)
@@ -4476,7 +4477,7 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p, int policy,
 {
 	int retval, oldprio, oldpolicy = -1, on_rq, running;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	const struct sched_class *prev_class = p->sched_class;
+	const struct sched_class *prev_class;
 	struct rq *rq;
 	int reset_on_fork;
 
@@ -4590,6 +4591,7 @@ recheck:
 	p->sched_reset_on_fork = reset_on_fork;
 
 	oldprio = p->prio;
+	prev_class = p->sched_class;
 	__setscheduler(rq, p, policy, param->sched_priority);
 
 	if (running)