diff --git a/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/html/CoreHtmlNodeRenderer.java b/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/html/CoreHtmlNodeRenderer.java
index 0603aa01..a2f51cce 100644
--- a/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/html/CoreHtmlNodeRenderer.java
+++ b/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/html/CoreHtmlNodeRenderer.java
@@ -252,9 +252,8 @@ public void visit(HardLineBreak hardLineBreak) {
     protected void visitChildren(Node parent) {
         Node node = parent.getFirstChild();
         while (node != null) {
-            Node next = node.getNext();
             context.render(node);
-            node = next;
+            node = node.getNext();
         }
     }