diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py
index 5c85c0db88..302ec8ebc9 100755
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ def get_fixed_versions(cve_info, base_version):
                     first_affected = v
                 fixed = less_than
                 if base_version < v and v < next_version:
-                    first_affected = v
                     fixed_backport = less_than
 
     return first_affected, fixed, fixed_backport