diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
index 6276fea01ff0e0d5051311cc48fb7423c46ace08..4f5ac251ae1e6395f04b1d26981473dbc0b9ca9d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ static int i2c_nuvoton_wait_for_stat(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 mask, u8 value,
 {
 	if (chip->vendor.irq && queue) {
 		s32 rc;
-		DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 		struct priv_data *priv = chip->vendor.priv;
 		unsigned int cur_intrs = priv->intrs;