diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
index 7cd3e959e9f39f08de0eb635c54cbe5f3b755b52..6c5b2694d792be1402d44155be9380f0fe0c644d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
@@ -3485,7 +3485,6 @@ module_init(xgifb_init);
 static char         *mode = NULL;
 static int          vesa = 0;
 static unsigned int rate = 0;
-static unsigned int crt1off = 1;
 static unsigned int mem = 0;
 static char         *forcecrt2type = NULL;
 static int          forcecrt1 = -1;