diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index f985d2303095..487025d31d44 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -1738,7 +1738,6 @@ static void __usb_hcd_giveback_urb(struct urb *urb)
 	struct usb_hcd *hcd = bus_to_hcd(urb->dev->bus);
 	struct usb_anchor *anchor = urb->anchor;
 	int status = urb->unlinked;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	urb->hcpriv = NULL;
 	if (unlikely((urb->transfer_flags & URB_SHORT_NOT_OK) &&