diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c b/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
index 5db167df98..9f52bc413a 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "target/i386/cpu.h"
 
-pthread_rwlock_t mem_lock = PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER;
 HVFState *hvf_state;
 int hvf_disabled = 1;