diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
index c076336a9ec..532da8b1fac 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -5186,16 +5186,14 @@ static int __noinline
 cache_fplookup_dotdot(struct cache_fpl *fpl)
 {
 	struct nameidata *ndp;
-	struct componentname *cnp;
 	struct namecache *ncp;
 	struct vnode *dvp;
 	u_char nc_flag;
 
 	ndp = fpl->ndp;
-	cnp = fpl->cnp;
 	dvp = fpl->dvp;
 
-	MPASS(cache_fpl_isdotdot(cnp));
+	MPASS(cache_fpl_isdotdot(fpl->cnp));
 
 	/*
 	 * XXX this is racy the same way regular lookup is