diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
index abf60c92c1aca..e65c5a870b461 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -2914,12 +2914,11 @@ void rtw_append_exented_cap(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *out_ie, uint *pout_len
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct ht_priv 	*phtpriv = &pmlmepriv->htpriv;
 	u8 cap_content[8] = {0};
-	u8 *pframe;
 
 	if (phtpriv->bss_coexist)
 		SET_EXT_CAPABILITY_ELE_BSS_COEXIST(cap_content, 1);
 
-	pframe = rtw_set_ie(out_ie + *pout_len, EID_EXTCapability, 8, cap_content, pout_len);
+	rtw_set_ie(out_ie + *pout_len, EID_EXTCapability, 8, cap_content, pout_len);
 }
 
 inline void rtw_set_to_roam(struct adapter *adapter, u8 to_roam)