diff --git a/fs/cifs/sess.c b/fs/cifs/sess.c
index 7fa447aa2b50..dcd49ad60c83 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/sess.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/sess.c
@@ -1154,14 +1154,12 @@ sess_auth_kerberos(struct sess_data *sess_data)
 static int
 _sess_auth_rawntlmssp_assemble_req(struct sess_data *sess_data)
 {
-	struct smb_hdr *smb_buf;
 	SESSION_SETUP_ANDX *pSMB;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = sess_data->ses;
 	__u32 capabilities;
 	char *bcc_ptr;
 
 	pSMB = (SESSION_SETUP_ANDX *)sess_data->iov[0].iov_base;
-	smb_buf = (struct smb_hdr *)pSMB;
 
 	capabilities = cifs_ssetup_hdr(ses, pSMB);
 	if ((pSMB->req.hdr.Flags2 & SMBFLG2_UNICODE) == 0) {