diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c
index b8029ea03307f75322647be894bae56176da3aef..433a14b9f731bc5a71ac431b2eb71274c31247da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ static int cfhsi_tx_frm(struct cfhsi_desc *desc, struct cfhsi *cfhsi)
 	}
 
 	/* Create payload CAIF frames. */
-	pfrm = desc->emb_frm + CFHSI_MAX_EMB_FRM_SZ;
 	while (nfrms < CFHSI_MAX_PKTS) {
 		struct caif_payload_info *info;
 		int hpad;