diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 4ec4b14cfba6620ad4d69436c26fb9acf583ac6c..2b2e1a996a65ceea8d9b38f152cf783b9c271a1e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -642,8 +642,6 @@ static int rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_SMP */
 
-int rcu_cpu_stall_suppress __read_mostly;
-
 static void record_gp_stall_check_time(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 {
 	rsp->gp_start = jiffies;