diff --git a/compiler/dex/quick/arm/utility_arm.cc b/compiler/dex/quick/arm/utility_arm.cc
index 36d065f..73b68a5 100644
--- a/compiler/dex/quick/arm/utility_arm.cc
+++ b/compiler/dex/quick/arm/utility_arm.cc
@@ -1040,9 +1040,8 @@
     // Use LDREXD for the atomic load. (Expect displacement > 0, don't optimize for == 0.)
     RegStorage r_ptr = AllocTemp();
     OpRegRegImm(kOpAdd, r_ptr, r_base, displacement);
-    LIR* lir = NewLIR3(kThumb2Ldrexd, r_dest.GetLowReg(), r_dest.GetHighReg(), r_ptr.GetReg());
+    load = NewLIR3(kThumb2Ldrexd, r_dest.GetLowReg(), r_dest.GetHighReg(), r_ptr.GetReg());
     FreeTemp(r_ptr);
-    return lir;
   } else {
     load = LoadBaseDispBody(r_base, displacement, r_dest, size);
   }
@@ -1174,7 +1173,7 @@
     GenMemBarrier(kAnyStore);
   }
 
-  LIR* store;
+  LIR* null_ck_insn;
   if (is_volatile == kVolatile && (size == k64 || size == kDouble) &&
       !cu_->compiler_driver->GetInstructionSetFeatures()->
           AsArmInstructionSetFeatures()->HasAtomicLdrdAndStrd()) {
@@ -1191,17 +1190,16 @@
     RegStorage r_temp = AllocTemp();
     RegStorage r_temp_high = AllocTemp(false);  // We may not have another temp.
     if (r_temp_high.Valid()) {
-      NewLIR3(kThumb2Ldrexd, r_temp.GetReg(), r_temp_high.GetReg(), r_ptr.GetReg());
+      null_ck_insn = NewLIR3(kThumb2Ldrexd, r_temp.GetReg(), r_temp_high.GetReg(), r_ptr.GetReg());
       FreeTemp(r_temp_high);
       FreeTemp(r_temp);
     } else {
       // If we don't have another temp, clobber r_ptr in LDREXD and reload it.
-      NewLIR3(kThumb2Ldrexd, r_temp.GetReg(), r_ptr.GetReg(), r_ptr.GetReg());
+      null_ck_insn = NewLIR3(kThumb2Ldrexd, r_temp.GetReg(), r_ptr.GetReg(), r_ptr.GetReg());
       FreeTemp(r_temp);  // May need the temp for kOpAdd.
       OpRegRegImm(kOpAdd, r_ptr, r_base, displacement);
     }
-    store = NewLIR4(kThumb2Strexd, r_temp.GetReg(), r_src.GetLowReg(), r_src.GetHighReg(),
-                    r_ptr.GetReg());
+    NewLIR4(kThumb2Strexd, r_temp.GetReg(), r_src.GetLowReg(), r_src.GetHighReg(), r_ptr.GetReg());
     OpCmpImmBranch(kCondNe, r_temp, 0, fail_target);
     FreeTemp(r_ptr);
   } else {
@@ -1210,7 +1208,7 @@
       size = k32;
     }
 
-    store = StoreBaseDispBody(r_base, displacement, r_src, size);
+    null_ck_insn = StoreBaseDispBody(r_base, displacement, r_src, size);
   }
 
   if (UNLIKELY(is_volatile == kVolatile)) {
@@ -1219,7 +1217,7 @@
     GenMemBarrier(kAnyAny);
   }
 
-  return store;
+  return null_ck_insn;
 }
 
 LIR* ArmMir2Lir::OpFpRegCopy(RegStorage r_dest, RegStorage r_src) {