diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index c9837b74ab96..4ef4d7ecb9fb 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -2198,7 +2198,6 @@ void cpuset_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *tsk, struct cpumask *pmask)
 void cpuset_cpus_allowed_fallback(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	const struct cpuset *cs;
-	int cpu;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	cs = task_cs(tsk);