diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index ddbed9705ef49bbae108c643b37dc417bd0b862f..c95c8bde12d09758e474f3c0172eae785299cee5 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -640,7 +640,6 @@ static void alc_exec_unsol_event(struct hda_codec *codec, int action)
 /* unsolicited event for HP jack sensing */
 static void alc_sku_unsol_event(struct hda_codec *codec, unsigned int res)
 {
-	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 	if (codec->vendor_id == 0x10ec0880)
 		res >>= 28;
 	else