diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c
index d4d98a78f3ac..cea5b26032d9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,6 @@ static uint dgap_get_custom_baud(struct channel_t *ch)
 {
 	u8 __iomem *vaddr;
 	ulong offset;
-	uint value;
 
 	if (!ch || ch->magic != DGAP_CHANNEL_MAGIC)
 		return 0;
@@ -1384,8 +1383,7 @@ static uint dgap_get_custom_baud(struct channel_t *ch)
 	offset = (ioread16(vaddr + ECS_SEG) << 4) + (ch->ch_portnum * 0x28)
 	       + LINE_SPEED;
 
-	value = readw(vaddr + offset);
-	return value;
+	return readw(vaddr + offset);
 }
 
 /*