diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 72708263686cfcbe8e805e78398cf91ce829580c..91a773de28fb00f5f4d8a69f9afed8ba7a1da842 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -2217,7 +2217,6 @@ static int mlx5e_route_lookup_ipv6(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *uplink_rpriv;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
-	int ret;
 
 	dst = ipv6_stub->ipv6_dst_lookup_flow(dev_net(mirred_dev), NULL, fl6,
 					      NULL);