diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 544673304de02..2dbd3a0ae9f13 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ int __init enable_IR(void)
 void __init enable_IR_x2apic(void)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret, x2apic_enabled = 0;
+	int ret;
 	int hardware_init_ret;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_X2APIC)) {
@@ -1653,8 +1653,6 @@ void __init enable_IR_x2apic(void)
 		goto skip_x2apic;
 	}
 
-	x2apic_enabled = 1;
-
 	if (x2apic_supported() && !x2apic_mode) {
 		x2apic_mode = 1;
 		enable_x2apic();