diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
index a209199f3af6..09b8ff0d856a 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
@@ -3034,7 +3034,8 @@ static int __init iommu_prepare_static_identity_mapping(int hw)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = NULL;
 	struct dmar_drhd_unit *drhd;
-	struct intel_iommu *iommu;
+	/* To avoid a -Wunused-but-set-variable warning. */
+	struct intel_iommu *iommu __maybe_unused;
 	struct device *dev;
 	int i;
 	int ret = 0;