diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c
index ce02245024e83bd1a0a11c80db89469d2c7dd5a4..5c8fb647f26fe81c643cf1375653f8a151dc590e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c
@@ -735,7 +735,6 @@ void gfx_v9_0_rlcg_wreg(struct amdgpu_device *adev, u32 offset, u32 v)
 	static void *spare_int;
 	static uint32_t grbm_cntl;
 	static uint32_t grbm_idx;
-	bool shadow;
 
 	scratch_reg0 = adev->rmmio + (adev->reg_offset[GC_HWIP][0][mmSCRATCH_REG0_BASE_IDX] + mmSCRATCH_REG0)*4;
 	scratch_reg1 = adev->rmmio + (adev->reg_offset[GC_HWIP][0][mmSCRATCH_REG1_BASE_IDX] + mmSCRATCH_REG1)*4;
@@ -751,10 +750,7 @@ void gfx_v9_0_rlcg_wreg(struct amdgpu_device *adev, u32 offset, u32 v)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (offset == grbm_cntl || offset == grbm_idx)
-		shadow = true;
-
-	if (shadow) {
+	if (offset == grbm_cntl || offset == grbm_idx) {
 		if (offset  == grbm_cntl)
 			writel(v, scratch_reg2);
 		else if (offset == grbm_idx)