diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
index 602d7286b9e0e90c997d6b7065f96f41e754cfcc..34085315aa57e045232a20abeea45ec1111dda79 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ static int ubd_new_disk(int major, u64 size, int unit,
 			
 {
 	struct gendisk *disk;
-	int err;
 
 	disk = alloc_disk(1 << UBD_SHIFT);
 	if(disk == NULL)