diff --git a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
index fb35c5828bfb54696ab89e6b87d5d14586b724be..2a5c1829aab790f6b4ade183ec96e2eca84c357b 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/dtpm.c
@@ -463,8 +463,6 @@ int dtpm_register(const char *name, struct dtpm *dtpm, struct dtpm *parent)
 
 static int __init init_dtpm(void)
 {
-	struct dtpm_descr *dtpm_descr;
-
 	pct = powercap_register_control_type(NULL, "dtpm", NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(pct)) {
 		pr_err("Failed to register control type\n");