diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 376629c689..ccd3892b2d 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -8364,7 +8364,6 @@ static abi_long do_syscall1(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
             abi_ulong guest_envp;
             abi_ulong addr;
             char **q;
-            int total_size = 0;
 
             argc = 0;
             guest_argp = arg2;
@@ -8396,7 +8395,6 @@ static abi_long do_syscall1(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
                     break;
                 if (!(*q = lock_user_string(addr)))
                     goto execve_efault;
-                total_size += strlen(*q) + 1;
             }
             *q = NULL;
 
@@ -8408,7 +8406,6 @@ static abi_long do_syscall1(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
                     break;
                 if (!(*q = lock_user_string(addr)))
                     goto execve_efault;
-                total_size += strlen(*q) + 1;
             }
             *q = NULL;