diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-pcm.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-pcm.c
index da28394c5e56..c43060053dd7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-pcm.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ static u64 pxa2xx_pcm_dmamask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
 static int pxa2xx_soc_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
 	struct snd_card *card = rtd->card->snd_card;
-	struct snd_soc_dai *dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
 	struct snd_pcm *pcm = rtd->pcm;
 	int ret = 0;