diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/i2c.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/i2c.c
index 76ecdf11e214e3e539c67535f140cffec33c3c5d..2f35d20c87e1929017adf1229fdcd9706f70e597 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/i2c.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/i2c.c
@@ -105,15 +105,13 @@ static int wait_for_bb (void)
 	status = mpc_reg_in (&regs->sr);
 
 	while (timeout-- && (status & I2C_BB)) {
-#if 1
-		volatile int temp;
 
 		mpc_reg_out (&regs->cr, I2C_STA, I2C_STA);
-		temp = mpc_reg_in (&regs->dr);
+		(void)mpc_reg_in (&regs->dr);
 		mpc_reg_out (&regs->cr, 0, I2C_STA);
 		mpc_reg_out (&regs->cr, 0, 0);
 		mpc_reg_out (&regs->cr, I2C_EN, 0);
-#endif
+
 		udelay (1000);
 		status = mpc_reg_in (&regs->sr);
 	}