}
 
 static inline int set_armed_to_active(struct hfi1_ctxtdata *rcd,
-                                     struct hfi1_packet packet,
+                                     struct hfi1_packet *packet,
                                      struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 {
        struct work_struct *lsaw = &rcd->ppd->linkstate_active_work;
-       struct hfi1_message_header *hdr = hfi1_get_msgheader(packet.rcd->dd,
-                                                            packet.rhf_addr);
+       struct hfi1_message_header *hdr = hfi1_get_msgheader(packet->rcd->dd,
+                                                            packet->rhf_addr);
 
-       if (hdr2sc(hdr, packet.rhf) != 0xf) {
+       if (hdr2sc(hdr, packet->rhf) != 0xf) {
                int hwstate = read_logical_state(dd);
 
                if (hwstate != LSTATE_ACTIVE) {
                        /* Auto activate link on non-SC15 packet receive */
                        if (unlikely(rcd->ppd->host_link_state ==
                                     HLS_UP_ARMED) &&
-                           set_armed_to_active(rcd, packet, dd))
+                           set_armed_to_active(rcd, &packet, dd))
                                goto bail;
                        last = process_rcv_packet(&packet, thread);
                }