diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 1102534a1a57..9563c744dad2 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ static int tick_nohz_init_all(void)
 
 void __init tick_nohz_init(void)
 {
-	int cpu;
-
 	if (!have_nohz_full_mask) {
 		if (tick_nohz_init_all() < 0)
 			return;