diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
index a4d7ee2339fa5b305053712c59008d7ddf62d2f4..0a1e0b0dc37e3d2264fa9d2b4713463a95afb833 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ static int add_direct_chain(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev, u64 start, u64 size, u8
 	u64 st;
 	u64 sz;
 	int err;
-	int i = 0;
 
 	st = start;
 	while (size) {
@@ -336,7 +335,6 @@ static int add_direct_chain(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev, u64 start, u64 size, u8
 		mr->num_directs++;
 		mr->num_klms++;
 		st += sz;
-		i++;
 	}
 	list_splice_tail(&tmp, &mr->head);
 	return 0;