diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index f786aed02a6e7f0846503be665e80b6455896ec3..7e9443f835f9ffedf2ae7d9774f64b45b9ac6eff 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1075,11 +1075,9 @@ struct dst_entry *icmp6_dst_alloc(struct net_device *dev,
 
 int icmp6_dst_gc(void)
 {
-	struct dst_entry *dst, *next, **pprev;
+	struct dst_entry *dst, **pprev;
 	int more = 0;
 
-	next = NULL;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&icmp6_dst_lock);
 	pprev = &icmp6_dst_gc_list;