diff --git a/drivers/mfd/stmfx.c b/drivers/mfd/stmfx.c
index fe8efba2d45f..857991cb3cbb 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/stmfx.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/stmfx.c
@@ -204,12 +204,11 @@ static struct irq_chip stmfx_irq_chip = {
 static irqreturn_t stmfx_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct stmfx *stmfx = data;
-	unsigned long n, pending;
-	u32 ack;
-	int ret;
+	unsigned long bits;
+	u32 pending, ack;
+	int n, ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_read(stmfx->map, STMFX_REG_IRQ_PENDING,
-			  (u32 *)&pending);
+	ret = regmap_read(stmfx->map, STMFX_REG_IRQ_PENDING, &pending);
 	if (ret)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
@@ -224,7 +223,8 @@ static irqreturn_t stmfx_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 			return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
-	for_each_set_bit(n, &pending, STMFX_REG_IRQ_SRC_MAX)
+	bits = pending;
+	for_each_set_bit(n, &bits, STMFX_REG_IRQ_SRC_MAX)
 		handle_nested_irq(irq_find_mapping(stmfx->irq_domain, n));
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;