diff --git a/block/bfq-cgroup.c b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
index d0e36d652264..86cd718e0380 100644
--- a/block/bfq-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
@@ -593,12 +593,13 @@ struct bfq_group *bfq_find_set_group(struct bfq_data *bfqd,
 	 */
 	entity = &bfqg->entity;
 	for_each_entity(entity) {
-		bfqg = container_of(entity, struct bfq_group, entity);
-		if (bfqg != bfqd->root_group) {
-			parent = bfqg_parent(bfqg);
+		struct bfq_group *curr_bfqg = container_of(entity,
+						struct bfq_group, entity);
+		if (curr_bfqg != bfqd->root_group) {
+			parent = bfqg_parent(curr_bfqg);
 			if (!parent)
 				parent = bfqd->root_group;
-			bfq_group_set_parent(bfqg, parent);
+			bfq_group_set_parent(curr_bfqg, parent);
 		}
 	}