diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 5a1c6f27ffaf..4c1492ff473c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1578,7 +1578,6 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 			    struct xt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned char *base)
 {
 	struct xt_entry_target *t;
-	struct xt_target *target;
 	struct ip6t_entry *de;
 	unsigned int origsize;
 	int ret, h;
@@ -1600,7 +1599,6 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 	}
 	de->target_offset = e->target_offset - (origsize - *size);
 	t = compat_ip6t_get_target(e);
-	target = t->u.kernel.target;
 	xt_compat_target_from_user(t, dstptr, size);
 
 	de->next_offset = e->next_offset - (origsize - *size);