diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c
index d43710718ee5..d45079ee62f8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_inject.c
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ static int
 trace_inject_entry(struct trace_event_file *file, void *rec, int len)
 {
 	struct trace_event_buffer fbuffer;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	int written = 0;
 	void *entry;
 
 	rcu_read_lock_sched();
-	buffer = file->tr->trace_buffer.buffer;
 	entry = trace_event_buffer_reserve(&fbuffer, file, len);
 	if (entry) {
 		memcpy(entry, rec, len);