diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 77c61eaaa6e4..18b30a56bfc4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ static int lo_fallocate(struct loop_device *lo, struct request *rq, loff_t pos,
 
 static int lo_req_flush(struct loop_device *lo, struct request *rq)
 {
-	struct file *file = lo->lo_backing_file;
-	int ret = vfs_fsync(file, 0);
+	int ret = vfs_fsync(lo->lo_backing_file, 0);
 	if (unlikely(ret && ret != -EINVAL))
 		ret = -EIO;