diff --git a/include/asm-mips/bitops.h b/include/asm-mips/bitops.h
index ffe245b4258f..d9e81af53f78 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/bitops.h
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static inline int test_and_clear_bit(unsigned long nr,
 
 	if (cpu_has_llsc && R10000_LLSC_WAR) {
 		unsigned long *m = ((unsigned long *) addr) + (nr >> SZLONG_LOG);
-		unsigned long temp, res;
+		unsigned long temp;
 
 		__asm__ __volatile__(
 		"	.set	mips3					\n"