diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 3ba9c981f0b9dd3d0ddbb329a86f06bc77a9a7a5..97eec8d8dbdc42bb8b3100d1c338c5811f264396 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -2557,7 +2557,7 @@ int gpiod_get_array_value_complex(bool raw, bool can_sleep,
 		struct gpio_chip *gc = desc_array[i]->gdev->chip;
 		unsigned long fastpath[2 * BITS_TO_LONGS(FASTPATH_NGPIO)];
 		unsigned long *mask, *bits;
-		int first, j, ret;
+		int first, j;
 
 		if (likely(gc->ngpio <= FASTPATH_NGPIO)) {
 			mask = fastpath;