diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index c62acf45d3b9..d036048b59a4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -1778,17 +1778,20 @@ static void dec_nr_running(struct rq *rq)
 
 static void set_load_weight(struct task_struct *p)
 {
+	int prio = p->static_prio - MAX_RT_PRIO;
+	struct load_weight *load = &p->se.load;
+
 	/*
 	 * SCHED_IDLE tasks get minimal weight:
 	 */
 	if (p->policy == SCHED_IDLE) {
-		p->se.load.weight = WEIGHT_IDLEPRIO;
-		p->se.load.inv_weight = WMULT_IDLEPRIO;
+		load->weight = WEIGHT_IDLEPRIO;
+		load->inv_weight = WMULT_IDLEPRIO;
 		return;
 	}
 
-	p->se.load.weight = prio_to_weight[p->static_prio - MAX_RT_PRIO];
-	p->se.load.inv_weight = prio_to_wmult[p->static_prio - MAX_RT_PRIO];
+	load->weight = prio_to_weight[prio];
+	load->inv_weight = prio_to_wmult[prio];
 }
 
 static void enqueue_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)