diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
index 29ce2fa72cc4cd55c98616662168b698aec43098..c5947ed8cc812b65a63f2cf52078bee3a72ceee8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_bo.c
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ struct drm_gem_object *vc4_create_object(struct drm_device *dev, size_t size)
 {
 	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(dev);
 	struct vc4_bo *bo;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(vc4->is_vc5))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);