diff --git a/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-cqdma.c b/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-cqdma.c
index e35271ac1eed..47c8adfdc155 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-cqdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-cqdma.c
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ static struct virt_dma_desc *mtk_cqdma_find_active_desc(struct dma_chan *c,
 {
 	struct mtk_cqdma_vchan *cvc = to_cqdma_vchan(c);
 	struct virt_dma_desc *vd;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(vd, &cvc->pc->queue, node)
 		if (vd->tx.cookie == cookie) {