diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
index eea4d1109d4e..7b77d23a1c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder_alloc.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static bool debug_low_async_space_locked(struct binder_alloc *alloc, int pid)
 	 * and at some point we'll catch them in the act. This is more efficient
 	 * than keeping a map per pid.
 	 */
-	struct rb_node *n = alloc->free_buffers.rb_node;
+	struct rb_node *n;
 	struct binder_buffer *buffer;
 	size_t total_alloc_size = 0;
 	size_t num_buffers = 0;