diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/sfp.c b/sbin/ifconfig/sfp.c
index b7bdc74d42e8..15ff22639060 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/sfp.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/sfp.c
@@ -62,15 +62,12 @@ sfp_status(int s, struct ifreq *ifr, int verbose)
 	struct ifconfig_sfp_vendor_info vendor_info;
 	struct ifconfig_sfp_status status;
 	ifconfig_handle_t *lifh;
-	const char *name;
 	size_t channel_count;
 
 	lifh = ifconfig_open();
 	if (lifh == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	name = ifr->ifr_name;
-
 	if (ifconfig_sfp_get_sfp_info(lifh, name, &info) == -1)
 		goto close;