diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
index be426eb2a353..4a22b4b41aef 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ hpet_ioctl_common(struct hpet_dev *devp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg,
 		  struct hpet_info *info)
 {
 	struct hpet_timer __iomem *timer;
-	struct hpet __iomem *hpet;
 	struct hpets *hpetp;
 	int err;
 	unsigned long v;
@@ -591,7 +590,6 @@ hpet_ioctl_common(struct hpet_dev *devp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg,
 	case HPET_DPI:
 	case HPET_IRQFREQ:
 		timer = devp->hd_timer;
-		hpet = devp->hd_hpet;
 		hpetp = devp->hd_hpets;
 		break;
 	case HPET_IE_ON: