diff --git a/fs/btrfs/raid56.c b/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
index a7f79254eccaff4c58d8e9f7b92f96f899652456..3940906533a280262c0d7b8739e137711afe477d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ static noinline int lock_stripe_add(struct btrfs_raid_bio *rbio)
 	struct btrfs_raid_bio *cur;
 	struct btrfs_raid_bio *pending;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 	struct btrfs_raid_bio *freeit = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_raid_bio *cache_drop = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;