diff --git a/drivers/char/snsc_event.c b/drivers/char/snsc_event.c
index 2f56e8c54897d5c55ca1caec974c95e43c787fd6..1b75b0b7d5429dae92918dc1987c813b1de25138 100644
--- a/drivers/char/snsc_event.c
+++ b/drivers/char/snsc_event.c
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ scdrv_dispatch_event(char *event, int len)
 	class = (code & EV_CLASS_MASK);
 
 	if (class == EV_CLASS_PWRD_NOTIFY || code == ENV_PWRDN_PEND) {
-		struct task_struct *p;
-
 		if (snsc_shutting_down)
 			return;