diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 678c3f2c0d0b..eab4942ac97d 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -740,11 +740,8 @@ int netlink_attachskb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int nonblock, long t
 
 int netlink_sendskb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int protocol)
 {
-	struct netlink_sock *nlk;
 	int len = skb->len;
 
-	nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
-
 	skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
 	sk->sk_data_ready(sk, len);
 	sock_put(sk);