diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 90930b28d2ca..7e0927bad713 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -137,14 +137,15 @@ static int __kprobes notifier_call_chain(struct notifier_block **nl,
 		unsigned long val, void *v)
 {
 	int ret = NOTIFY_DONE;
-	struct notifier_block *nb;
+	struct notifier_block *nb, *next_nb;
 
 	nb = rcu_dereference(*nl);
 	while (nb) {
+		next_nb = rcu_dereference(nb->next);
 		ret = nb->notifier_call(nb, val, v);
 		if ((ret & NOTIFY_STOP_MASK) == NOTIFY_STOP_MASK)
 			break;
-		nb = rcu_dereference(nb->next);
+		nb = next_nb;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }