diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 9e5a3249373c239f0d3ba2088f79a09cf4085403..a3d74e2704c42e3bec1aa502b911c1b952a56cf1 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -3602,7 +3602,6 @@ static void pktgen_xmit(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
 
 static int pktgen_thread_worker(void *arg)
 {
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 	struct pktgen_thread *t = arg;
 	struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev = NULL;
 	int cpu = t->cpu;