diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
index 29b9c728a65e2..fc490881cd03e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
@@ -658,11 +658,10 @@ int qlcnic_83xx_cam_lock(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 void qlcnic_83xx_cam_unlock(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	void __iomem *addr;
-	u32 val;
 	struct qlcnic_hardware_context *ahw = adapter->ahw;
 
 	addr = ahw->pci_base0 + QLC_83XX_SEM_UNLOCK_FUNC(ahw->pci_func);
-	val = readl(addr);
+	readl(addr);
 }
 
 void qlcnic_83xx_read_crb(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, char *buf,