diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index f18f48c7eb03..3f2bc6451325 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -667,7 +667,6 @@ static ssize_t __iio_format_value(char *buf, size_t offset, unsigned int type,
 					     vals[1]);
 	case IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL:
 		tmp2 = div_s64((s64)vals[0] * 1000000000LL, vals[1]);
-		tmp1 = vals[1];
 		tmp0 = (int)div_s64_rem(tmp2, 1000000000, &tmp1);
 		if ((tmp2 < 0) && (tmp0 == 0))
 			return sysfs_emit_at(buf, offset, "-0.%09u", abs(tmp1));