diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 7a448233e544..be2eb5c28bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -5452,7 +5452,7 @@ static ssize_t reset_method_store(struct device *dev,
 				  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
-	char *options, *name;
+	char *options, *tmp_options, *name;
 	int m, n;
 	u8 reset_methods[PCI_NUM_RESET_METHODS] = { 0 };
 
@@ -5472,7 +5472,8 @@ static ssize_t reset_method_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	n = 0;
-	while ((name = strsep(&options, " ")) != NULL) {
+	tmp_options = options;
+	while ((name = strsep(&tmp_options, " ")) != NULL) {
 		if (sysfs_streq(name, ""))
 			continue;