diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py
index 82fb4264e3..5c85c0db88 100755
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ def get_fixed_versions(cve_info, base_version):
 
                 if not first_affected:
                     first_affected = v
-                    fixed = less_than
+                fixed = less_than
                 if base_version < v and v < next_version:
                     first_affected = v
-                    fixed = less_than
                     fixed_backport = less_than
 
     return first_affected, fixed, fixed_backport