diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
index a5663cb621d8..78789c5ed36b 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
@@ -1928,8 +1928,7 @@ static void xtLog(struct jfs_log * log, struct tblock * tblk, struct lrd * lrd,
 	 * header ?
 	 */
 	if (tlck->type & tlckTRUNCATE) {
-		/* This odd declaration suppresses a bogus gcc warning */
-		pxd_t pxd = pxd;	/* truncated extent of xad */
+		pxd_t pxd;	/* truncated extent of xad */
 		int twm;
 
 		/*