diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
index 1d7347825b95..8dfdbe37e381 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@ static int idxd_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	struct idxd_device *idxd;
 	struct idxd_wq *wq;
 	struct device *dev;
-	struct idxd_cdev *idxd_cdev;
 
 	wq = inode_wq(inode);
 	idxd = wq->idxd;
 	dev = &idxd->pdev->dev;
-	idxd_cdev = &wq->idxd_cdev;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s called\n", __func__);