diff --git a/quantum/quantum.c b/quantum/quantum.c
index 011f9d73e4..b21d6f1a3d 100644
--- a/quantum/quantum.c
+++ b/quantum/quantum.c
@@ -246,10 +246,9 @@ uint16_t get_event_keycode(keyevent_t event, bool update_layer_cache) {
 
 /* Get keycode, and then process pre tapping functionality */
 bool pre_process_record_quantum(keyrecord_t *record) {
-    uint16_t keycode = get_record_keycode(record, true);
-    return pre_process_record_kb(keycode, record) &&
+    return pre_process_record_kb(get_record_keycode(record, true), record) &&
 #ifdef COMBO_ENABLE
-           process_combo(keycode, record) &&
+           process_combo(get_record_keycode(record, true), record) &&
 #endif
            true;
 }