diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index bf559adc21be..7d06d2154fa3 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -2662,8 +2662,7 @@ enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_minor(struct drbd_connection *connection, unsigne
 	struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device;
 	struct gendisk *disk;
 	struct request_queue *q;
-	int vnr_got = vnr;
-	int minor_got = minor;
+	int id;
 	enum drbd_ret_code err = ERR_NOMEM;
 
 	device = minor_to_device(minor);
@@ -2735,18 +2734,18 @@ enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_minor(struct drbd_connection *connection, unsigne
 	device->read_requests = RB_ROOT;
 	device->write_requests = RB_ROOT;
 
-	minor_got = idr_alloc(&drbd_devices, device, minor, minor + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (minor_got < 0) {
-		if (minor_got == -ENOSPC) {
+	id = idr_alloc(&drbd_devices, device, minor, minor + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (id < 0) {
+		if (id == -ENOSPC) {
 			err = ERR_MINOR_EXISTS;
 			drbd_msg_put_info("requested minor exists already");
 		}
 		goto out_no_minor_idr;
 	}
 
-	vnr_got = idr_alloc(&connection->volumes, device, vnr, vnr + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (vnr_got < 0) {
-		if (vnr_got == -ENOSPC) {
+	id = idr_alloc(&connection->volumes, device, vnr, vnr + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (id < 0) {
+		if (id == -ENOSPC) {
 			err = ERR_INVALID_REQUEST;
 			drbd_msg_put_info("requested volume exists already");
 		}
@@ -2770,9 +2769,9 @@ enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_minor(struct drbd_connection *connection, unsigne
 	return NO_ERROR;
 
 out_idr_remove_vol:
-	idr_remove(&connection->volumes, vnr_got);
+	idr_remove(&connection->volumes, vnr);
 out_idr_remove_minor:
-	idr_remove(&drbd_devices, minor_got);
+	idr_remove(&drbd_devices, minor);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 out_no_minor_idr:
 	drbd_bm_cleanup(device);