diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_recv.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_recv.c
index aa2f9bdea832..de4343e98a45 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_recv.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_recv.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ ar5416SetupRxDesc(struct ath_hal *ah, struct ath_desc *ds,
     uint32_t size, u_int flags)
 {
 	struct ar5416_desc *ads = AR5416DESC(ds);
-	HAL_CAPABILITIES *pCap = &AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_caps;
 
 	HALASSERT((size &~ AR_BufLen) == 0);