diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
index 8a9c6cc382f..92496ff3d82 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static void ioapic_write_indirect(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, u32 val)
 {
 	unsigned index;
 	bool mask_before, mask_after;
+	union kvm_ioapic_redirect_entry *e;
 
 	switch (ioapic->ioregsel) {
 	case IOAPIC_REG_VERSION:
@@ -122,19 +123,20 @@ static void ioapic_write_indirect(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, u32 val)
 		ioapic_debug("change redir index %x val %x\n", index, val);
 		if (index >= IOAPIC_NUM_PINS)
 			return;
-		mask_before = ioapic->redirtbl[index].fields.mask;
+		e = &ioapic->redirtbl[index];
+		mask_before = e->fields.mask;
 		if (ioapic->ioregsel & 1) {
-			ioapic->redirtbl[index].bits &= 0xffffffff;
-			ioapic->redirtbl[index].bits |= (u64) val << 32;
+			e->bits &= 0xffffffff;
+			e->bits |= (u64) val << 32;
 		} else {
-			ioapic->redirtbl[index].bits &= ~0xffffffffULL;
-			ioapic->redirtbl[index].bits |= (u32) val;
-			ioapic->redirtbl[index].fields.remote_irr = 0;
+			e->bits &= ~0xffffffffULL;
+			e->bits |= (u32) val;
+			e->fields.remote_irr = 0;
 		}
-		mask_after = ioapic->redirtbl[index].fields.mask;
+		mask_after = e->fields.mask;
 		if (mask_before != mask_after)
 			kvm_fire_mask_notifiers(ioapic->kvm, index, mask_after);
-		if (ioapic->redirtbl[index].fields.trig_mode == IOAPIC_LEVEL_TRIG
+		if (e->fields.trig_mode == IOAPIC_LEVEL_TRIG
 		    && ioapic->irr & (1 << index))
 			ioapic_service(ioapic, index);
 		break;