diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 290ef70222..210592aa90 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -2426,17 +2426,18 @@ static void load_elf_image(const char *image_name, int image_fd,
     loaddr = -1, hiaddr = 0;
     info->alignment = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; ++i) {
-        if (phdr[i].p_type == PT_LOAD) {
-            abi_ulong a = phdr[i].p_vaddr - phdr[i].p_offset;
+        struct elf_phdr *eppnt = phdr + i;
+        if (eppnt->p_type == PT_LOAD) {
+            abi_ulong a = eppnt->p_vaddr - eppnt->p_offset;
             if (a < loaddr) {
                 loaddr = a;
             }
-            a = phdr[i].p_vaddr + phdr[i].p_memsz;
+            a = eppnt->p_vaddr + eppnt->p_memsz;
             if (a > hiaddr) {
                 hiaddr = a;
             }
             ++info->nsegs;
-            info->alignment |= phdr[i].p_align;
+            info->alignment |= eppnt->p_align;
         }
     }