diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index 01bce15..3c699c4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -325,13 +325,15 @@
 
 static struct key_vector *leaf_new(t_key key, struct fib_alias *fa)
 {
-	struct tnode *kv = kmem_cache_alloc(trie_leaf_kmem, GFP_KERNEL);
-	struct key_vector *l = kv->kv;
+	struct key_vector *l;
+	struct tnode *kv;
 
+	kv = kmem_cache_alloc(trie_leaf_kmem, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!kv)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* initialize key vector */
+	l = kv->kv;
 	l->key = key;
 	l->pos = 0;
 	l->bits = 0;
@@ -346,24 +348,26 @@
 
 static struct key_vector *tnode_new(t_key key, int pos, int bits)
 {
-	struct tnode *tnode = tnode_alloc(bits);
 	unsigned int shift = pos + bits;
-	struct key_vector *tn = tnode->kv;
+	struct key_vector *tn;
+	struct tnode *tnode;
 
 	/* verify bits and pos their msb bits clear and values are valid */
 	BUG_ON(!bits || (shift > KEYLENGTH));
 
-	pr_debug("AT %p s=%zu %zu\n", tnode, TNODE_SIZE(0),
-		 sizeof(struct key_vector *) << bits);
-
+	tnode = tnode_alloc(bits);
 	if (!tnode)
 		return NULL;
 
+	pr_debug("AT %p s=%zu %zu\n", tnode, TNODE_SIZE(0),
+		 sizeof(struct key_vector *) << bits);
+
 	if (bits == KEYLENGTH)
 		tnode->full_children = 1;
 	else
 		tnode->empty_children = 1ul << bits;
 
+	tn = tnode->kv;
 	tn->key = (shift < KEYLENGTH) ? (key >> shift) << shift : 0;
 	tn->pos = pos;
 	tn->bits = bits;
@@ -2054,11 +2058,12 @@
 static struct key_vector *fib_trie_get_first(struct fib_trie_iter *iter,
 					     struct trie *t)
 {
-	struct key_vector *n, *pn = t->kv;
+	struct key_vector *n, *pn;
 
 	if (!t)
 		return NULL;
 
+	pn = t->kv;
 	n = rcu_dereference(pn->tnode[0]);
 	if (!n)
 		return NULL;