diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_mpc52xx.c b/drivers/ata/pata_mpc52xx.c
index 412140f02853e687456c58969983814c009518aa..50c56e2814c1e0c6a777ed7ef80534d8e9012d73 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_mpc52xx.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ mpc52xx_ata_init_one(struct device *dev, struct mpc52xx_ata_priv *priv,
 	struct ata_host *host;
 	struct ata_port *ap;
 	struct ata_ioports *aio;
-	int rc;
 
 	host = ata_host_alloc(dev, 1);
 	if (!host)