diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/bootx_init.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/bootx_init.c
index c3c9bbb3573ae6bcbc0ff77e73bd68305bf50f43..ba0964c1762082e6eb5b982f8d6336192f98fbc1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/bootx_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/bootx_init.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void __init bootx_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4)
 	boot_infos_t *bi = (boot_infos_t *) r4;
 	unsigned long hdr;
 	unsigned long space;
-	unsigned long ptr, x;
+	unsigned long ptr;
 	char *model;
 	unsigned long offset = reloc_offset();
 
@@ -562,6 +562,8 @@ void __init bootx_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4)
 	 * MMU switched OFF, so this should not be useful anymore.
 	 */
 	if (bi->version < 4) {
+		unsigned long x __maybe_unused;
+
 		bootx_printf("Touching pages...\n");
 
 		/*