diff --git a/lib_i386/bootm.c b/lib_i386/bootm.c
index 107ebaaa67fe7262342cfbea61ff541a40931765..d959107c73b76765da250cdd697624ac92718ac6 100644
--- a/lib_i386/bootm.c
+++ b/lib_i386/bootm.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ void do_bootm_linux(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[],
 	void		*base_ptr;
 	ulong		os_data, os_len;
 	ulong		initrd_start, initrd_end;
-	ulong		ep;
 	image_header_t	*hdr;
 	int		ret;
 #if defined(CONFIG_FIT)