diff --git a/net/rose/rose_route.c b/net/rose/rose_route.c
index 2dd6bd3a3011..a85969e2369f 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_route.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_route.c
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ void rose_rt_device_down(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct rose_neigh *s, *rose_neigh;
 	struct rose_node  *t, *rose_node;
 	int i;
+	unsigned char old_count;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&rose_node_list_lock);
 	spin_lock_bh(&rose_neigh_list_lock);
@@ -497,7 +498,8 @@ void rose_rt_device_down(struct net_device *dev)
 			t         = rose_node;
 			rose_node = rose_node->next;
 
-			for (i = 0; i < t->count; i++) {
+			old_count = t->count;
+			for (i = 0; i < old_count; i++) {
 				if (t->neighbour[i] != s)
 					continue;