diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_in.c b/net/netrom/nr_in.c
index 69e58906c32b1e8308cd423dc59eb57670d14638..2f084b6f69d7e05b51d1673157e8e72f3b9e2635 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_in.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_in.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ static int nr_state3_machine(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int frametype
 	int queued = 0;
 
 	nr = skb->data[18];
-	ns = skb->data[17];
 
 	switch (frametype) {
 	case NR_CONNREQ: