diff --git a/replay/replay.c b/replay/replay.c
index 0c4e9c1318..69f973cd21 100644
--- a/replay/replay.c
+++ b/replay/replay.c
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ bool replay_next_event_is(int event)
     }
 
     while (true) {
-        if (event == replay_state.data_kind) {
+        unsigned int data_kind = replay_state.data_kind;
+        if (event == data_kind) {
             res = true;
         }
-        switch (replay_state.data_kind) {
+        switch (data_kind) {
         case EVENT_SHUTDOWN ... EVENT_SHUTDOWN_LAST:
             replay_finish_event();
-            qemu_system_shutdown_request(replay_state.data_kind -
-                                         EVENT_SHUTDOWN);
+            qemu_system_shutdown_request(data_kind - EVENT_SHUTDOWN);
             break;
         default:
             /* clock, time_t, checkpoint and other events */