diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index e0d4630bfb4f..29046e750ad7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2996,7 +2996,6 @@ int snd_soc_get_volsw_range(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	int max = mc->max;
 	unsigned int mask = (1 << fls(max)) - 1;
 	unsigned int invert = mc->invert;
-	int ret;
 
 	ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
 		(snd_soc_read(codec, reg) >> shift) & mask;