diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
index 3ce471993771772ef62a181a0e0f6aad5cdea69a..1a6ff26dea205a3b3e483aa1d0c043dcbbce365f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
@@ -1327,8 +1327,7 @@ static u32 i9xx_hz_to_pwm(struct intel_connector *connector, u32 pwm_freq_hz)
  */
 static u32 i965_hz_to_pwm(struct intel_connector *connector, u32 pwm_freq_hz)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(connector->base.dev);
 	int clock;
 
 	if (IS_G4X(dev_priv))