diff --git a/drivers/usb/mon/mon_text.c b/drivers/usb/mon/mon_text.c
index ad408251d9557..682bf77a72b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/mon/mon_text.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/mon/mon_text.c
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ static ssize_t mon_text_read_t(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	struct mon_event_text *ep;
 	struct mon_text_ptr ptr;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(ep = mon_text_read_wait(rp, file)))
+	ep = mon_text_read_wait(rp, file);
+	if (IS_ERR(ep))
 		return PTR_ERR(ep);
 	mutex_lock(&rp->printf_lock);
 	ptr.cnt = 0;
@@ -413,7 +414,8 @@ static ssize_t mon_text_read_u(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	struct mon_event_text *ep;
 	struct mon_text_ptr ptr;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(ep = mon_text_read_wait(rp, file)))
+	ep = mon_text_read_wait(rp, file);
+	if (IS_ERR(ep))
 		return PTR_ERR(ep);
 	mutex_lock(&rp->printf_lock);
 	ptr.cnt = 0;