diff --git a/mm/process_vm_access.c b/mm/process_vm_access.c
index 702250f148e7..4bcc11958089 100644
--- a/mm/process_vm_access.c
+++ b/mm/process_vm_access.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static ssize_t process_vm_rw(pid_t pid,
 	struct iovec iovstack_l[UIO_FASTIOV];
 	struct iovec iovstack_r[UIO_FASTIOV];
 	struct iovec *iov_l = iovstack_l;
-	struct iovec *iov_r = iovstack_r;
+	struct iovec *iov_r;
 	struct iov_iter iter;
 	ssize_t rc;
 	int dir = vm_write ? WRITE : READ;