diff --git a/net/mac80211/chan.c b/net/mac80211/chan.c
index c3fd4d275bf42dbd77ebd12f6b7212fcc5f9817c..6d537f03c0baa0450eefc5c22f496be085072cfd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/chan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/chan.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_can_create_new_chanctx(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 static struct ieee80211_chanctx *
 ieee80211_vif_get_chanctx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+	struct ieee80211_local *local __maybe_unused = sdata->local;
 	struct ieee80211_chanctx_conf *conf;
 
 	conf = rcu_dereference_protected(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf,