diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 573c8599d71c2..a1ed6b104f2d5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -17943,7 +17943,6 @@ lpfc_fc_frame_add(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct hbq_dmabuf *dmabuf)
 	seq_dmabuf->time_stamp = jiffies;
 	lpfc_update_rcv_time_stamp(vport);
 	if (list_empty(&seq_dmabuf->dbuf.list)) {
-		temp_hdr = dmabuf->hbuf.virt;
 		list_add_tail(&dmabuf->dbuf.list, &seq_dmabuf->dbuf.list);
 		return seq_dmabuf;
 	}