diff --git a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-pcm.c b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-pcm.c
index d589ef14e917..e46d5516e000 100644
--- a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-pcm.c
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ static u64 nuc900_pcm_dmamask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
 static int nuc900_dma_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
 	struct snd_card *card = rtd->card->snd_card;
-	struct snd_soc_dai *dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
 	struct snd_pcm *pcm = rtd->pcm;
 
 	if (!card->dev->dma_mask)