diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 643ca779fcc6..a5ec724c01d8 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -1637,8 +1637,7 @@ static void *virtqueue_detach_unused_buf_packed(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct vring_desc_extra *vring_alloc_desc_extra(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
-						       unsigned int num)
+static struct vring_desc_extra *vring_alloc_desc_extra(unsigned int num)
 {
 	struct vring_desc_extra *desc_extra;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -1759,7 +1758,7 @@ static struct virtqueue *vring_create_virtqueue_packed(
 	/* Put everything in free lists. */
 	vq->free_head = 0;
 
-	vq->packed.desc_extra = vring_alloc_desc_extra(vq, num);
+	vq->packed.desc_extra = vring_alloc_desc_extra(num);
 	if (!vq->packed.desc_extra)
 		goto err_desc_extra;
 
@@ -2248,7 +2247,7 @@ struct virtqueue *__vring_new_virtqueue(unsigned int index,
 	if (!vq->split.desc_state)
 		goto err_state;
 
-	vq->split.desc_extra = vring_alloc_desc_extra(vq, vring.num);
+	vq->split.desc_extra = vring_alloc_desc_extra(vring.num);
 	if (!vq->split.desc_extra)
 		goto err_extra;