diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 687b4c878d4a..8c8ef87997a8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ static struct ieee80211_key *
 ieee80211_lookup_key(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, int link_id,
 		     u8 key_idx, bool pairwise, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+	struct ieee80211_local *local __maybe_unused = sdata->local;
 	struct ieee80211_link_data *link = &sdata->deflink;
 	struct ieee80211_key *key;