diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 14ea630a857c62779e6b0b42df96c6f66f6fcc3f..be5869d349991d69b9f1bafdc6258bc9f5fac6a6 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	unsigned long reloc_func_desc = 0;
 	char passed_fileno[6];
 	struct files_struct *files;
-	int have_pt_gnu_stack, executable_stack = EXSTACK_DEFAULT;
+	int executable_stack = EXSTACK_DEFAULT;
 	unsigned long def_flags = 0;
 	struct {
 		struct elfhdr elf_ex;
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 				executable_stack = EXSTACK_DISABLE_X;
 			break;
 		}
-	have_pt_gnu_stack = (i < loc->elf_ex.e_phnum);
 
 	/* Some simple consistency checks for the interpreter */
 	if (elf_interpreter) {