diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/rtlx.c b/arch/mips/kernel/rtlx.c
index 6fa198db8999..d763f11e35e2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/rtlx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/rtlx.c
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ static ssize_t file_write(struct file *file, const char __user * buffer,
 			  size_t count, loff_t * ppos)
 {
 	int minor = iminor(file_inode(file));
-	struct rtlx_channel *rt = &rtlx->channel[minor];
 
 	/* any space left... */
 	if (!rtlx_write_poll(minor)) {