diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson/common/env.c b/arch/mips/loongson/common/env.c
index 11b193f848f88b7aa1c5ab5a842c2cf4e80ed7d7..d93830ad6113619e9f50f4c368bf4cbefd083d2d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson/common/env.c
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson/common/env.c
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ unsigned long memsize, highmemsize;
 
 #define parse_even_earlier(res, option, p)				\
 do {									\
-	int ret;							\
+	unsigned int tmp __maybe_unused;				\
+									\
 	if (strncmp(option, (char *)p, strlen(option)) == 0)		\
-		ret = strict_strtol((char *)p + strlen(option"="), 10, &res); \
+		tmp = strict_strtol((char *)p + strlen(option"="), 10, &res); \
 } while (0)
 
 void __init prom_init_env(void)