diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_acpi.c b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_acpi.c
index 9718e8249224..ba5c0d71720a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_acpi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst/sst_acpi.c
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ static int is_byt_cr(struct device *dev, bool *bytcr)
 			{ X86_VENDOR_INTEL, 6, 55 }, /* Valleyview, Bay Trail */
 			{}
 		};
-		int status;
 		u32 bios_status;
 
 		if (!x86_match_cpu(cpu_ids) || !iosf_mbi_available()) {