diff --git a/arch/sparc/src/s698pm/s698pm_cpustart.c b/arch/sparc/src/s698pm/s698pm_cpustart.c
index df58abff83..24ce75feeb 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/src/s698pm/s698pm_cpustart.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/src/s698pm/s698pm_cpustart.c
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ volatile static spinlock_t g_cpu_boot;
 
 void s698pm_cpu_boot(void)
 {
-  struct tcb_s *tcb = this_task();
-
   _info("CPU%d Started\n", this_cpu());
 
   /* Initialize CPU interrupts */
@@ -84,12 +82,12 @@ void s698pm_cpu_boot(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION
   /* Notify that this CPU has started */
 
-  sched_note_cpu_started(tcb);
+  sched_note_cpu_started(this_task());
 #endif
 
   /* Reset scheduler parameters */
 
-  nxsched_resume_scheduler(tcb);
+  nxsched_resume_scheduler(this_task());
 
   /* And finally, enable cpu interrupts */