diff --git a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
index 8a038416e2..ab475445e5 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
@@ -1128,11 +1128,7 @@ Cache<TagStore>::recvTimingResp(PacketPtr pkt)
     }
 
     // First offset for critical word first calculations
-    int initial_offset = 0;
-
-    if (mshr->hasTargets()) {
-        initial_offset = mshr->getTarget()->pkt->getOffset(blkSize);
-    }
+    int initial_offset = initial_tgt->pkt->getOffset(blkSize);
 
     while (mshr->hasTargets()) {
         MSHR::Target *target = mshr->getTarget();