diff --git a/block/partitions/acorn.c b/block/partitions/acorn.c
index 2c381c694c57..d2fc122d7426 100644
--- a/block/partitions/acorn.c
+++ b/block/partitions/acorn.c
@@ -282,13 +282,13 @@ int adfspart_check_ADFS(struct parsed_partitions *state)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION_RISCIX
 		case PARTITION_RISCIX_SCSI:
 		case PARTITION_RISCIX_MFM:
-			slot = riscix_partition(state, start_sect, slot,
+			riscix_partition(state, start_sect, slot,
 						nr_sects);
 			break;
 #endif
 
 		case PARTITION_LINUX:
-			slot = linux_partition(state, start_sect, slot,
+			linux_partition(state, start_sect, slot,
 					       nr_sects);
 			break;
 		}