diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index f3a1f04ed4cb..584874451414 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -841,7 +841,6 @@ static int apm_do_idle(void)
 	u32 eax;
 	u8 ret = 0;
 	int idled = 0;
-	int polling;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!need_resched()) {