diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index 141c602d5e85..27ef736085b1 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -3035,9 +3035,6 @@ bfq_setup_cooperator(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_queue *bfqq,
 static void bfq_bfqq_save_state(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 {
 	struct bfq_io_cq *bic = bfqq->bic;
-	unsigned int a_idx = bfqq->actuator_idx;
-	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data[a_idx];
-
 	/*
 	 * If !bfqq->bic, the queue is already shared or its requests
 	 * have already been redirected to a shared queue; both idle window
@@ -3046,6 +3043,9 @@ static void bfq_bfqq_save_state(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 	if (!bic)
 		return;
 
+	unsigned int a_idx = bfqq->actuator_idx;
+	struct bfq_iocq_bfqq_data *bfqq_data = &bic->bfqq_data[a_idx];
+
 	bfqq_data->saved_last_serv_time_ns = bfqq->last_serv_time_ns;
 	bfqq_data->saved_inject_limit =	bfqq->inject_limit;
 	bfqq_data->saved_decrease_time_jif = bfqq->decrease_time_jif;