diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c
index 82b7cbb1f24f3..ae46fe64cc4fa 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c
@@ -1676,7 +1676,6 @@ xfs_alloc_ag_vextent_size(
 	cnt_cur = xfs_allocbt_init_cursor(args->mp, args->tp, args->agbp,
 		args->agno, XFS_BTNUM_CNT);
 	bno_cur = NULL;
-	busy = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Look for an entry >= maxlen+alignment-1 blocks.