diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index dee9e588293708ce9727012d10c2760e228876a9..e0ed078988c55390ba8d5424ffb2e004215fc414 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -599,10 +599,9 @@ static inline void intel_pstate_sample(struct cpudata *cpu)
 
 static inline void intel_pstate_set_sample_time(struct cpudata *cpu)
 {
-	int sample_time, delay;
+	int delay;
 
-	sample_time = pid_params.sample_rate_ms;
-	delay = msecs_to_jiffies(sample_time);
+	delay = msecs_to_jiffies(pid_params.sample_rate_ms);
 	mod_timer_pinned(&cpu->timer, jiffies + delay);
 }