diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
index 1f761a9991e7..cb2d0a2dbe5a 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ static int its_sync_lpi_pending_table(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	u32 *intids;
 	int nr_irqs, i;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	u8 pendmask;
 
 	nr_irqs = vgic_copy_lpi_list(vcpu, &intids);
 	if (nr_irqs < 0)
@@ -428,7 +429,6 @@ static int its_sync_lpi_pending_table(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_irqs; i++) {
 		int byte_offset, bit_nr;
-		u8 pendmask;
 
 		byte_offset = intids[i] / BITS_PER_BYTE;
 		bit_nr = intids[i] % BITS_PER_BYTE;