diff --git a/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c b/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c
index 63175b765c90..a98acb199805 100644
--- a/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ static int __op_panel_update_display(void)
 static ssize_t oppanel_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *userbuf,
 			     size_t len, loff_t *f_pos)
 {
-	loff_t f_pos_prev = *f_pos;
 	ssize_t ret;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ static ssize_t oppanel_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *userbuf,
 		if (rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
 			pr_err_ratelimited("OPAL call failed to write to op panel display [rc=%d]\n",
 				rc);
-			*f_pos = f_pos_prev;
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 	}