diff --git a/lib/rwsem.c b/lib/rwsem.c
index 318d435..f236d7c 100644
--- a/lib/rwsem.c
+++ b/lib/rwsem.c
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@
  */
 static struct rw_semaphore __sched *
 rwsem_down_failed_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem,
-			struct rwsem_waiter *waiter, signed long adjustment)
+			 unsigned int flags, signed long adjustment)
 {
+	struct rwsem_waiter waiter;
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	signed long count;
 
@@ -180,12 +181,13 @@
 
 	/* set up my own style of waitqueue */
 	spin_lock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
-	waiter->task = tsk;
+	waiter.task = tsk;
+	waiter.flags = flags;
 	get_task_struct(tsk);
 
 	if (list_empty(&sem->wait_list))
 		adjustment += RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS;
-	list_add_tail(&waiter->list, &sem->wait_list);
+	list_add_tail(&waiter.list, &sem->wait_list);
 
 	/* we're now waiting on the lock, but no longer actively locking */
 	count = rwsem_atomic_update(adjustment, sem);
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@
 
 	/* wait to be given the lock */
 	for (;;) {
-		if (!waiter->task)
+		if (!waiter.task)
 			break;
 		schedule();
 		set_task_state(tsk, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
@@ -223,11 +225,8 @@
 asmregparm struct rw_semaphore __sched *
 rwsem_down_read_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
-	struct rwsem_waiter waiter;
-
-	waiter.flags = RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_READ;
-	rwsem_down_failed_common(sem, &waiter, -RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS);
-	return sem;
+	return rwsem_down_failed_common(sem, RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_READ,
+					-RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -236,12 +235,8 @@
 asmregparm struct rw_semaphore __sched *
 rwsem_down_write_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
-	struct rwsem_waiter waiter;
-
-	waiter.flags = RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_WRITE;
-	rwsem_down_failed_common(sem, &waiter, -RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS);
-
-	return sem;
+	return rwsem_down_failed_common(sem, RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_WRITE,
+					-RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS);
 }
 
 /*