diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
index 734f655c99c113805e270a0846e934553fbca9b7..d2a5baf019ab806d0e224984c157e84f0f77184c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
@@ -241,13 +241,11 @@ static u32 lancer_cmd_get_file_len(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *file_name)
 	u32 data_read = 0, eof;
 	u8 addn_status;
 	struct be_dma_mem data_len_cmd;
-	int status;
 
 	memset(&data_len_cmd, 0, sizeof(data_len_cmd));
 	/* data_offset and data_size should be 0 to get reg len */
-	status = lancer_cmd_read_object(adapter, &data_len_cmd, 0, 0,
-					file_name, &data_read, &eof,
-					&addn_status);
+	lancer_cmd_read_object(adapter, &data_len_cmd, 0, 0, file_name,
+			       &data_read, &eof, &addn_status);
 
 	return data_read;
 }