diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
index d4a90916dd38..c6052ae54f32 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/jz4740_wdt.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ static int jz4740_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct jz4740_wdt_drvdata *drvdata;
 	struct watchdog_device *jz4740_wdt;
-	int ret;
 
 	drvdata = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct jz4740_wdt_drvdata),
 			       GFP_KERNEL);