diff --git a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
index 39547e32e584..9f569379b77e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
@@ -1484,12 +1484,9 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_ali_capture =
 static void snd_ali_pcm_free_substream(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 {
 	struct snd_ali_voice *pvoice = runtime->private_data;
-	struct snd_ali *codec;
 
-	if (pvoice) {
-		codec = pvoice->codec;
+	if (pvoice)
 		snd_ali_free_voice(pvoice->codec, pvoice);
-	}
 }
 
 static int snd_ali_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int rec,