diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
index f54b498001a9..7092e58add2c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ static int dw_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct dw_spi_chip *chip_info = NULL;
 	struct chip_data *chip;
-	int ret;
 
 	/* Only alloc on first setup */
 	chip = spi_get_ctldata(spi);