diff --git a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
index c90e1cdf3d..de0cd4d33f 100644
--- a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -860,7 +860,8 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             (0..crds_value::MAX_EPOCH_SLOTS)
                 .filter_map(|ix| {
                     let label = CrdsValueLabel::EpochSlots(ix, self_pubkey);
-                    let epoch_slots = gossip_crds.get::<&CrdsValue>(&label)?.epoch_slots()?;
+                    let crds_value = gossip_crds.get::<&CrdsValue>(&label)?;
+                    let epoch_slots = crds_value.epoch_slots()?;
                     let first_slot = epoch_slots.first_slot()?;
                     Some((epoch_slots.wallclock, first_slot, ix))
                 })