diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
index 0696339472..ea3236e80b 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
@@ -1267,6 +1267,7 @@ static int txn_get_tree_data_done(struct mgmt_txn_ctx *txn,
 				  struct mgmt_txn_req *txn_req)
 {
 	struct txn_req_get_tree *get_tree = txn_req->req.get_tree;
+	uint64_t req_id = txn_req->req_id;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* cancel timer and send reply onward */
@@ -1284,11 +1285,9 @@ static int txn_get_tree_data_done(struct mgmt_txn_ctx *txn,
 	if (ret) {
 		MGMTD_TXN_ERR("Error saving the results of GETTREE for txn-id %" PRIu64
 			      " req_id %" PRIu64 " to requested type %u",
-			      txn->txn_id, txn_req->req_id,
-			      get_tree->result_type);
+			      txn->txn_id, req_id, get_tree->result_type);
 
-		(void)mgmt_fe_adapter_txn_error(txn->txn_id, txn_req->req_id,
-						false, ret,
+		(void)mgmt_fe_adapter_txn_error(txn->txn_id, req_id, false, ret,
 						"Error converting results of GETTREE");
 	}