diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_devx.c b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_devx.c
index e8c982978998..8d22b4ed3637 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_devx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib_devx.c
@@ -1923,7 +1923,6 @@ static int UVERBS_HANDLER(MLX5_IB_METHOD_DEVX_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT)(
 	int redirect_fd;
 	bool use_eventfd = false;
 	int num_events;
-	int num_alloc_xa_entries = 0;
 	u16 obj_type = 0;
 	u64 cookie = 0;
 	u32 obj_id = 0;
@@ -2005,7 +2004,6 @@ static int UVERBS_HANDLER(MLX5_IB_METHOD_DEVX_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT)(
 		if (err)
 			goto err;
 
-		num_alloc_xa_entries++;
 		event_sub = kzalloc(sizeof(*event_sub), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!event_sub)
 			goto err;