diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
index 769ac07c3c8e..dc8fca0707e7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
@@ -3518,7 +3518,7 @@ int qedr_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc)
 {
 	struct qedr_dev *dev = get_qedr_dev(ibcq->device);
 	struct qedr_cq *cq = get_qedr_cq(ibcq);
-	union rdma_cqe *cqe = cq->latest_cqe;
+	union rdma_cqe *cqe;
 	u32 old_cons, new_cons;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int update = 0;
@@ -3535,6 +3535,7 @@ int qedr_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *wc)
 		return qedr_gsi_poll_cq(ibcq, num_entries, wc);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cq->cq_lock, flags);
+	cqe = cq->latest_cqe;
 	old_cons = qed_chain_get_cons_idx_u32(&cq->pbl);
 	while (num_entries && is_valid_cqe(cq, cqe)) {
 		struct qedr_qp *qp;