diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_diskslice.c b/sys/kern/subr_diskslice.c
index 07b028a1948a..1b7f9e771ce9 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_diskslice.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_diskslice.c
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ dsioctl(dev, cmd, data, flags, sspp)
 	int	slice;
 	struct diskslice *sp;
 	struct diskslices *ssp;
-	struct partition *pp;
 
 	slice = dkslice(dev);
 	ssp = *sspp;