struct device *dev = drvdata_to_dev(drvdata);
        struct ssi_request_mgr_handle *request_mgr_handle =
                                                drvdata->request_mgr_handle;
+       unsigned int *tail = &request_mgr_handle->req_queue_tail;
+       unsigned int *head = &request_mgr_handle->req_queue_head;
 #if defined(CONFIG_PM)
        int rc = 0;
 #endif
                request_mgr_handle->axi_completed--;
 
                /* Dequeue request */
-               if (unlikely(request_mgr_handle->req_queue_head ==
-                            request_mgr_handle->req_queue_tail)) {
+               if (unlikely(*head == *tail)) {
                        /* We are supposed to handle a completion but our
                         * queue is empty. This is not normal. Return and
                         * hope for the best.
                         */
                        dev_err(dev, "Request queue is empty head == tail %u\n",
-                               request_mgr_handle->req_queue_head);
+                               *head);
                        break;
                }
 
-               ssi_req = &request_mgr_handle->req_queue[request_mgr_handle->req_queue_tail];
+               ssi_req = &request_mgr_handle->req_queue[*tail];
 
 #ifdef FLUSH_CACHE_ALL
                flush_cache_all();
 
                if (likely(ssi_req->user_cb))
                        ssi_req->user_cb(dev, ssi_req->user_arg);
-               request_mgr_handle->req_queue_tail =
-                       (request_mgr_handle->req_queue_tail + 1) &
-                       (MAX_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE - 1);
-               dev_dbg(dev, "Dequeue request tail=%u\n",
-                       request_mgr_handle->req_queue_tail);
+               *tail = (*tail + 1) & (MAX_REQUEST_QUEUE_SIZE - 1);
+               dev_dbg(dev, "Dequeue request tail=%u\n", *tail);
                dev_dbg(dev, "Request completed. axi_completed=%d\n",
                        request_mgr_handle->axi_completed);
 #if defined(CONFIG_PM)