diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index 6fff16113628..f7c1f49ec87f 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -536,12 +536,11 @@ static int cpufreq_power2state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 			       struct thermal_zone_device *tz, u32 power,
 			       unsigned long *state)
 {
-	unsigned int cur_freq, target_freq;
+	unsigned int target_freq;
 	u32 last_load, normalised_power;
 	struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_cdev = cdev->devdata;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cdev->policy;
 
-	cur_freq = cpufreq_quick_get(policy->cpu);
 	power = power > 0 ? power : 0;
 	last_load = cpufreq_cdev->last_load ?: 1;
 	normalised_power = (power * 100) / last_load;