diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index be0e6865b340..d034bf2a999e 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1972,6 +1972,7 @@ static int hci_remove_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 				  struct adv_monitor *monitor)
 {
 	int status = 0;
+	int handle;
 
 	switch (hci_get_adv_monitor_offload_ext(hdev)) {
 	case HCI_ADV_MONITOR_EXT_NONE: /* also goes here when powered off */
@@ -1980,9 +1981,10 @@ static int hci_remove_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		goto free_monitor;
 
 	case HCI_ADV_MONITOR_EXT_MSFT:
+		handle = monitor->handle;
 		status = msft_remove_monitor(hdev, monitor);
 		bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "%s remove monitor %d msft status %d",
-			   hdev->name, monitor->handle, status);
+			   hdev->name, handle, status);
 		break;
 	}