diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 217fb7f34d52c4e495dab7ba24d1e42468494c56..df5997d258266dabe2777343a6185df4bea7a1c2 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1567,7 +1567,6 @@ static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct sock_iocb *siocb = kiocb_to_siocb(kiocb);
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sock *other = NULL;
-	struct sockaddr_un *sunaddr = msg->msg_name;
 	int err, size;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int sent = 0;
@@ -1590,7 +1589,6 @@ static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 		err = sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED ? -EISCONN : -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out_err;
 	} else {
-		sunaddr = NULL;
 		err = -ENOTCONN;
 		other = unix_peer(sk);
 		if (!other)