diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_reject_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_reject_ipv4.c
index 146d86105183..7cd8d0d918f8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_reject_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_reject_ipv4.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_reject_ip_tcphdr_put);
 void nf_send_reset(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oldskb, int hook)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *nskb;
-	const struct iphdr *oiph;
 	struct iphdr *niph;
 	const struct tcphdr *oth;
 	struct tcphdr _oth;
@@ -116,8 +115,6 @@ void nf_send_reset(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *oldskb, int hook)
 	if (skb_rtable(oldskb)->rt_flags & (RTCF_BROADCAST | RTCF_MULTICAST))
 		return;
 
-	oiph = ip_hdr(oldskb);
-
 	nskb = alloc_skb(sizeof(struct iphdr) + sizeof(struct tcphdr) +
 			 LL_MAX_HEADER, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!nskb)