diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
index 8de53a14a6f4..c04eb3aeb834 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
@@ -583,7 +583,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *tx_skb_align_workaround(struct net_device *dev,
 					       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *new_skb;
-	struct fs_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	/* Alloc new skb */
 	new_skb = netdev_alloc_skb(dev, skb->len + 4);