diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
index f9640d5ce6baa774d1f980a2c6eb652fc301eab8..bdbcd2b088a01e5eaf85a1c0d9b581c221c6ca8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
@@ -2159,7 +2159,6 @@ int qlcnic_83xx_get_mac_address(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac,
 	struct qlcnic_cmd_args cmd;
 	u32 mac_low, mac_high;
 
-	function = 0;
 	err = qlcnic_alloc_mbx_args(&cmd, adapter, QLCNIC_CMD_MAC_ADDRESS);
 	if (err)
 		return err;