diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_main.c
index fb770b0182d3766324fe88f13d8f8506afd29134..988c06a28e5e142e81387f93c71d529a39825161 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic_main.c
@@ -584,9 +584,6 @@ static void nic_config_cpi(struct nicpf *nic, struct cpi_cfg_msg *cfg)
 static void nic_send_rss_size(struct nicpf *nic, int vf)
 {
 	union nic_mbx mbx = {};
-	u64  *msg;
-
-	msg = (u64 *)&mbx;
 
 	mbx.rss_size.msg = NIC_MBOX_MSG_RSS_SIZE;
 	mbx.rss_size.ind_tbl_size = nic->hw->rss_ind_tbl_size;
@@ -608,7 +605,6 @@ static void nic_config_rss(struct nicpf *nic, struct rss_cfg_msg *cfg)
 	rssi_base = nic->rssi_base[cfg->vf_id] + cfg->tbl_offset;
 
 	rssi = rssi_base;
-	qset = cfg->vf_id;
 
 	for (; rssi < (rssi_base + cfg->tbl_len); rssi++) {
 		u8 svf = cfg->ind_tbl[idx] >> 3;