diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/sysinfo.c b/arch/s390/kernel/sysinfo.c
index 99babea026ca..efacda2fc568 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/sysinfo.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/sysinfo.c
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ static void stsi_1_1_1(struct seq_file *m, struct sysinfo_1_1_1 *info)
 
 static void stsi_15_1_x(struct seq_file *m, struct sysinfo_15_1_x *info)
 {
-	static int max_mnest;
-	int i, rc;
+	int i;
 
 	seq_putc(m, '\n');
 	if (!MACHINE_HAS_TOPOLOGY)