diff --git a/drivers/edac/mpc85xx_edac.c b/drivers/edac/mpc85xx_edac.c
index b7139c160baf..ca63d0da8889 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/mpc85xx_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/mpc85xx_edac.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static struct platform_driver * const drivers[] = {
 static int __init mpc85xx_mc_init(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
-	u32 pvr = 0;
+	u32 __maybe_unused pvr = 0;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Freescale(R) MPC85xx EDAC driver, "
 	       "(C) 2006 Montavista Software\n");