diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
index b3f366a33a5c..08174a2aa878 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static int arp_process(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct arphdr *arp;
 	unsigned char *arp_ptr;
 	struct rtable *rt;
-	unsigned char *sha, *tha;
+	unsigned char *sha;
 	__be32 sip, tip;
 	u16 dev_type = dev->type;
 	int addr_type;
@@ -771,7 +771,6 @@ static int arp_process(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	arp_ptr += dev->addr_len;
 	memcpy(&sip, arp_ptr, 4);
 	arp_ptr += 4;
-	tha	= arp_ptr;
 	arp_ptr += dev->addr_len;
 	memcpy(&tip, arp_ptr, 4);
 /*