diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_tunnel.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_tunnel.c
index 84cd63259554a..a0e7762b1e5ae 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_tunnel.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_tunnel.c
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ int __encap_ip6vxlan_eth(struct __sk_buff *skb)
 
 static int decap_internal(struct __sk_buff *skb, int off, int len, char proto)
 {
-	char buf[sizeof(struct v6hdr)];
 	struct gre_hdr greh;
 	struct udphdr udph;
 	int olen = len;