diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c
index 4cb1497fe1c08bebf450ec2a87565fd7a43a70fe..cd586010f2ec1bc13a84c228a149616ecfdf1546 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ static uint32_t wait_for_irq(struct denali_nand_info *denali, uint32_t irq_mask)
 {
 	unsigned long comp_res;
 	uint32_t intr_status;
-	bool retry = false;
 	unsigned long timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(1000);
 
 	do {
@@ -717,7 +716,6 @@ static uint32_t wait_for_irq(struct denali_nand_info *denali, uint32_t irq_mask)
 			 * need to wait again
 			 */
 			spin_unlock_irq(&denali->irq_lock);
-			retry = true;
 		}
 	} while (comp_res != 0);