diff --git a/sys/dev/isp/isp.c b/sys/dev/isp/isp.c
index 32ee10a80962..8ac6bf2152f5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/isp/isp.c
+++ b/sys/dev/isp/isp.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 static const char fconf[] = "Chan %d PortDB[%d] changed:\n current =(0x%x@0x%06x 0x%08x%08x 0x%08x%08x)\n database=(0x%x@0x%06x 0x%08x%08x 0x%08x%08x)";
 static const char notresp[] = "Not RESPONSE in RESPONSE Queue (type 0x%x) @ idx %d (next %d) nlooked %d";
 static const char topology[] = "Chan %d WWPN 0x%08x%08x PortID 0x%06x N-Port Handle %d, Connection '%s'";
-static const char sc4[] = "NVRAM";
 static const char bun[] = "bad underrun (count %d, resid %d, status %s)";
 static const char lipd[] = "Chan %d LIP destroyed %d active commands";
 static const char sacq[] = "unable to acquire scratch area";
diff --git a/sys/dev/isp/isp_freebsd.c b/sys/dev/isp/isp_freebsd.c
index 1665c4147e3e..605c688f0530 100644
--- a/sys/dev/isp/isp_freebsd.c
+++ b/sys/dev/isp/isp_freebsd.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ int isp_quickboot_time = 7;	/* don't wait more than N secs for loop up */
 int isp_gone_device_time = 30;	/* grace time before reporting device lost */
 int isp_autoconfig = 1;		/* automatically attach/detach devices */
 static const char prom3[] = "Chan %d PortID 0x%06x Departed from Target %u because of %s";
-static const char rqo[] = "%s: Request Queue Overflow\n";
 
 static void isp_freeze_loopdown(ispsoftc_t *, int, char *);
 static d_ioctl_t ispioctl;
@@ -2152,7 +2151,8 @@ isp_target_putback_atio(union ccb *ccb)
 
 	qe = isp_getrqentry(isp);
 	if (qe == NULL) {
-		xpt_print(ccb->ccb_h.path, rqo, __func__);
+		xpt_print(ccb->ccb_h.path,
+		    "%s: Request Queue Overflow\n", __func__);
 		(void) timeout(isp_refire_putback_atio, ccb, 10);
 		return;
 	}