diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
index 79d35d122c08c8caa066cb54d8f5f91b11de141d..89876ade5e33c93f584ea84878c72da098643955 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -1129,7 +1129,6 @@ int be_cmd_write_flashrom(struct be_adapter *adapter, struct be_dma_mem *cmd,
 	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
 
 	wrb = wrb_from_mccq(adapter);
-	req = embedded_payload(wrb);
 	sge = nonembedded_sgl(wrb);
 
 	be_wrb_hdr_prepare(wrb, cmd->size, false, 1);