diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
index 6e6b01a6db5f..8214e57aab67 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ static long restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *set, int sig,
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_VSX
 	double buf[FP_REGS_SIZE];
+	int i;
 #endif
 	unsigned long err = 0;
 	unsigned long save_r13 = 0;