diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_plane.c
index 0ad740132ac3..ee8e2b3a117e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_plane.c
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ struct drm_plane *omap_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct drm_plane *plane = NULL;
 	struct omap_plane *omap_plane;
 	struct omap_overlay_info *info;
-	int ret;
 
 	DBG("%s: priv=%d", plane_names[id], private_plane);