diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750_cursor.c b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750_cursor.c
index 9d6bca3106f4..f822d147ede9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750_cursor.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750_cursor.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ void sm750_hw_cursor_set_data(struct lynx_cursor *cursor, u16 rop,
 	/* in byte */
 	offset = cursor->max_w * 2 / 8;
 
-	data = 0;
 	pstart = cursor->vstart;
 	pbuffer = pstart;