diff --git a/src/dt/common.h b/src/dt/common.h
index d049ee7..bfd3c5d 100644
--- a/src/dt/common.h
+++ b/src/dt/common.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
 	int fd;
 	struct stat s;
 	void *buf = NULL;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (stat(filename, &s))
 		return NULL;