diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
index 49740450a685..2a8770369beb 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 {
 	unsigned int symidx;
 	Elf_Sym *sym;
-	char *strtab;
 	int i;
 
 	for (symidx = 0; sechdrs[symidx].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB; symidx++) {
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 		}
 	}
 	sym = (Elf_Sym *)sechdrs[symidx].sh_addr;
-	strtab = (char *)sechdrs[sechdrs[symidx].sh_link].sh_addr;
 
 	for (i = 1; i < sechdrs[symidx].sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Sym); i++) {
 		if (sym[i].st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF) {