diff --git a/usr.sbin/mptable/mptable.c b/usr.sbin/mptable/mptable.c
index 6dd24d7161e3..997fa9af04f6 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mptable/mptable.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/mptable/mptable.c
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     mpfps_t	mpfps;
     int		defaultConfig;
 
-    extern int	optreset;
     int		ch;
 
     /* announce ourselves */