diff --git a/sys/netinet/sctp_output.c b/sys/netinet/sctp_output.c
index be5349ed25a1..7df63376eca6 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/sctp_output.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/sctp_output.c
@@ -10968,11 +10968,6 @@ sctp_lower_sosend(struct socket *so,
 	unsigned int sndlen = 0, max_len;
 	int error, len;
 	struct mbuf *top = NULL;
-
-#if defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD_)
-	int s;
-
-#endif
 	int queue_only = 0, queue_only_for_init = 0;
 	int free_cnt_applied = 0;
 	int un_sent = 0;