diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index e8d847819d71..fd11ad7fe9f4 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -2049,9 +2049,7 @@ static int generic_hdmi_build_pcms(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	for (pin_idx = 0; pin_idx < spec->num_pins; pin_idx++) {
 		struct hda_pcm *info;
 		struct hda_pcm_stream *pstr;
-		struct hdmi_spec_per_pin *per_pin;
 
-		per_pin = get_pin(spec, pin_idx);
 		info = snd_hda_codec_pcm_new(codec, "HDMI %d", pin_idx);
 		if (!info)
 			return -ENOMEM;