diff --git a/crypto/lskcipher.c b/crypto/lskcipher.c
index d7ec215e2b3a..a8b07594005d 100644
--- a/crypto/lskcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/lskcipher.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ static int crypto_lskcipher_crypt_unaligned(
 
 	while (len >= bs) {
 		unsigned chunk = min((unsigned)PAGE_SIZE, len);
-		int err;
 
 		if (chunk > cs)
 			chunk &= ~(cs - 1);