diff --git a/sys/dev/ieee1394/fwohci.c b/sys/dev/ieee1394/fwohci.c
index 82c6f6e2aab4..cbcce2c2c176 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ieee1394/fwohci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ieee1394/fwohci.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: fwohci.c,v 1.84 2005/02/27 00:27:17 perry Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: fwohci.c,v 1.85 2005/03/26 04:37:04 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2000 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: fwohci.c,v 1.84 2005/02/27 00:27:17 perry Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: fwohci.c,v 1.85 2005/03/26 04:37:04 christos Exp $");
 
 #define FWOHCI_WAIT_DEBUG 1
 
@@ -5050,7 +5050,7 @@ fwohci_ir_read(struct device *dev, ieee1394_ir_tag_t tag, struct uio *uio,
 	}
 #endif /* USEDRAIN */
 
-	fd = irc->irc_readtop;
+	fdprev = fd = irc->irc_readtop;
 
 #if 0
 	if ((irc->irc_status & IRC_STATUS_RECEIVE) == 0
@@ -5058,7 +5058,6 @@ fwohci_ir_read(struct device *dev, ieee1394_ir_tag_t tag, struct uio *uio,
 		unsigned int s;
 		int i = 0;
 
-		fdprev = fd;
 		while (fd->fd_status != 0) {
 			s = data[14] << 8;
 			s |= data[15];