diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs4271.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs4271.c
index e78b5f055f25a5961d04fb58ecf19001cbaa055c..d8824773dc29985bbed7f6f52d1646bdee41790b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs4271.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs4271.c
@@ -674,8 +674,6 @@ static int cs4271_common_probe(struct device *dev,
 		cs4271->gpio_nreset = cs4271plat->gpio_nreset;
 
 	if (gpio_is_valid(cs4271->gpio_nreset)) {
-		int ret;
-
 		ret = devm_gpio_request(dev, cs4271->gpio_nreset,
 					"CS4271 Reset");
 		if (ret < 0)