diff --git a/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c b/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
index a70473c229a9acf918a13f75115f39fc618dbf35..e3ee4cd353e364e0c8acbdda7889fb081c69c438 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ static void board_net_init_r(bd_t *bd)
 
 void board_init_r(gd_t * id, ulong dest_addr)
 {
-	char *s;
 	bd_t *bd;
 	gd = id;
 	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_RELOC;	/* tell others: relocation done */