diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/option.c b/drivers/usb/serial/option.c
index b37d65f..84c12b5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/option.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/option.c
@@ -416,15 +416,16 @@
 	struct usb_serial_port *port;
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned char *data = urb->transfer_buffer;
+	int status = urb->status;
 
 	dbg("%s: %p", __FUNCTION__, urb);
 
 	endpoint = usb_pipeendpoint(urb->pipe);
 	port = (struct usb_serial_port *) urb->context;
 
-	if (urb->status) {
+	if (status) {
 		dbg("%s: nonzero status: %d on endpoint %02x.",
-		    __FUNCTION__, urb->status, endpoint);
+		    __FUNCTION__, status, endpoint);
 	} else {
 		tty = port->tty;
 		if (urb->actual_length) {
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving */
-		if (port->open_count && urb->status != -ESHUTDOWN) {
+		if (port->open_count && status != -ESHUTDOWN) {
 			err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (err)
 				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: resubmit read urb failed. "
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@
 static void option_instat_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	int err;
+	int status = urb->status;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = (struct usb_serial_port *) urb->context;
 	struct option_port_private *portdata = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	struct usb_serial *serial = port->serial;
@@ -478,7 +480,7 @@
 	dbg("%s", __FUNCTION__);
 	dbg("%s: urb %p port %p has data %p", __FUNCTION__,urb,port,portdata);
 
-	if (urb->status == 0) {
+	if (status == 0) {
 		struct usb_ctrlrequest *req_pkt =
 				(struct usb_ctrlrequest *)urb->transfer_buffer;
 
@@ -509,10 +511,10 @@
 				req_pkt->bRequestType,req_pkt->bRequest);
 		}
 	} else
-		dbg("%s: error %d", __FUNCTION__, urb->status);
+		dbg("%s: error %d", __FUNCTION__, status);
 
 	/* Resubmit urb so we continue receiving IRQ data */
-	if (urb->status != -ESHUTDOWN) {
+	if (status != -ESHUTDOWN) {
 		urb->dev = serial->dev;
 		err = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (err)