diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c
index b873531c557584466ebffdb78fb209d99c83398a..bca07c5c94bdf255f27846812feb12232aac1b08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ static inline int phy_aneg_done(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 static int greth_mdio_init(struct greth_private *greth)
 {
-	int ret, phy;
+	int ret;
 	unsigned long timeout;
 
 	greth->mdio = mdiobus_alloc();