diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_hal.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_hal.c
index ff149e176f64..dac130bb807a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_hal.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_hal.c
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ static int qat_hal_put_rel_rd_xfer(struct icp_qat_fw_loader_handle *handle,
 	unsigned short mask;
 	unsigned short dr_offset = 0x10;
 
-	status = ctx_enables = qat_hal_rd_ae_csr(handle, ae, CTX_ENABLES);
+	ctx_enables = qat_hal_rd_ae_csr(handle, ae, CTX_ENABLES);
 	if (CE_INUSE_CONTEXTS & ctx_enables) {
 		if (ctx & 0x1) {
 			pr_err("QAT: bad 4-ctx mode,ctx=0x%x\n", ctx);