diff --git a/linker/dlfcn.cpp b/linker/dlfcn.cpp
index 4993568..f1b26c9 100644
--- a/linker/dlfcn.cpp
+++ b/linker/dlfcn.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@
 }
 
 static void* dlopen_ext(const char* filename, int flags,
-                        const android_dlextinfo* extinfo, soinfo* caller) {
+                        const android_dlextinfo* extinfo, void* caller_addr) {
   ScopedPthreadMutexLocker locker(&g_dl_mutex);
+  soinfo* caller = find_containing_library(caller_addr);
   soinfo* result = do_dlopen(filename, flags, extinfo, caller);
   if (result == nullptr) {
     __bionic_format_dlerror("dlopen failed", linker_get_error_buffer());
@@ -80,14 +81,12 @@
 
 void* android_dlopen_ext(const char* filename, int flags, const android_dlextinfo* extinfo) {
   void* caller_addr = __builtin_return_address(0);
-  soinfo* caller = find_containing_library(caller_addr);
-  return dlopen_ext(filename, flags, extinfo, caller);
+  return dlopen_ext(filename, flags, extinfo, caller_addr);
 }
 
 void* dlopen(const char* filename, int flags) {
   void* caller_addr = __builtin_return_address(0);
-  soinfo* caller = find_containing_library(caller_addr);
-  return dlopen_ext(filename, flags, nullptr, caller);
+  return dlopen_ext(filename, flags, nullptr, caller_addr);
 }
 
 void* dlsym(void* handle, const char* symbol) {