diff --git a/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_core.c b/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_core.c
index 71f4bdcc4055..84f67450924e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_core.c
+++ b/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_core.c
@@ -151,13 +151,11 @@ static int send_msg( struct mixart_mgr *mgr,
 {
 	u32 headptr, tailptr;
 	u32 msg_frame_address;
-	int err, i;
+	int i;
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(msg->size % 4))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = 0;
-
 	/* get message frame address */
 	tailptr = readl_be(MIXART_MEM(mgr, MSG_INBOUND_FREE_TAIL));
 	headptr = readl_be(MIXART_MEM(mgr, MSG_INBOUND_FREE_HEAD));