diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 5a20ba9b9b50089a72801d73f14a29d873241065..f70674799fdd98cf856106ff8688dd7ba61c27ab 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ static int erspan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tnl_ptk_info *tpi,
 	int len;
 
 	itn = net_generic(net, erspan_net_id);
-	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
 	len = gre_hdr_len + sizeof(*ershdr);
 
 	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, len)))