diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
index 77094aac6c28..0923add122b4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
@@ -76,16 +76,12 @@ int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 *	that reaches zero, we must reply an ICMP control message telling
 	 *	that the packet's lifetime expired.
 	 */
-
-	iph = skb->nh.iph;
-
-	if (iph->ttl <= 1)
+	if (skb->nh.iph->ttl <= 1)
                 goto too_many_hops;
 
 	if (!xfrm4_route_forward(skb))
 		goto drop;
 
-	iph = skb->nh.iph;
 	rt = (struct rtable*)skb->dst;
 
 	if (opt->is_strictroute && rt->rt_dst != rt->rt_gateway)