diff --git a/fs/ext4/dir.c b/fs/ext4/dir.c
index d638c57e996e..ef1bed66c14f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/dir.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int __ext4_check_dir_entry(const char *function, unsigned int line,
 static int ext4_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
 	unsigned int offset;
-	int i, stored;
+	int i;
 	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
 	int err;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ static int ext4_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	stored = 0;
 	offset = ctx->pos & (sb->s_blocksize - 1);
 
 	while (ctx->pos < inode->i_size) {