diff --git a/lib/libthr/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c b/lib/libthr/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c
index 82074b6c9d37..e99e189b7054 100644
--- a/lib/libthr/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c
+++ b/lib/libthr/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ _tcb_ctor(struct pthread *thread, int initial)
 {
 	struct tcb *tcb;
 	void *oldtls;
-	int error;
 
 	if (initial)
 		__asm __volatile("movl %%gs:0, %0" : "=r" (oldtls));