diff --git a/sys/dev/mxge/if_mxge.c b/sys/dev/mxge/if_mxge.c
index fcc08255e908..afa27ffe8bcb 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mxge/if_mxge.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mxge/if_mxge.c
@@ -2560,7 +2560,6 @@ mxge_rx_csum(struct mbuf *m, int csum)
 #ifdef INET
 	struct ip *ip;
 #endif
-	int cap = m->m_pkthdr.rcvif->if_capenable;
 	uint16_t c, etype;