diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index e00050ce7a6a..20f2266dfb64 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -5714,7 +5714,6 @@ int kvm_task_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 tss_selector, int idt_index,
 {
 	struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt = &vcpu->arch.emulate_ctxt;
 	int ret;
-	unsigned reg;
 
 	init_emulate_ctxt(vcpu);