diff --git a/net/mptcp/sched.c b/net/mptcp/sched.c
index 94dc4b3ad82f..c16c6fbd4ba2 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/sched.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/sched.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void mptcp_subflow_set_scheduled(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
 int mptcp_sched_get_send(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
-	struct mptcp_sched_data data;
+	struct mptcp_sched_data *data = NULL;
 
 	msk_owned_by_me(msk);
 
@@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ int mptcp_sched_get_send(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	}
 
 	if (msk->sched == &mptcp_sched_default || !msk->sched)
-		return mptcp_sched_default_get_send(msk, &data);
-	return msk->sched->get_send(msk, &data);
+		return mptcp_sched_default_get_send(msk, data);
+	return msk->sched->get_send(msk, data);
 }
 
 int mptcp_sched_get_retrans(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
-	struct mptcp_sched_data data;
+	struct mptcp_sched_data *data = NULL;
 
 	msk_owned_by_me(msk);
 
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ int mptcp_sched_get_retrans(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	}
 
 	if (msk->sched == &mptcp_sched_default || !msk->sched)
-		return mptcp_sched_default_get_retrans(msk, &data);
+		return mptcp_sched_default_get_retrans(msk, data);
 	if (msk->sched->get_retrans)
-		return msk->sched->get_retrans(msk, &data);
-	return msk->sched->get_send(msk, &data);
+		return msk->sched->get_retrans(msk, data);
+	return msk->sched->get_send(msk, data);
 }