diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/selftests/test-drm_framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/selftests/test-drm_framebuffer.c
index 2d29ea6f92e2..789f22773dbc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/selftests/test-drm_framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/selftests/test-drm_framebuffer.c
@@ -330,10 +330,9 @@ static struct drm_device mock_drm_device = {
 static int execute_drm_mode_fb_cmd2(struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *r)
 {
 	int buffer_created = 0;
-	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 
 	mock_drm_device.dev_private = &buffer_created;
-	fb = drm_internal_framebuffer_create(&mock_drm_device, r, NULL);
+	drm_internal_framebuffer_create(&mock_drm_device, r, NULL);
 	return buffer_created;
 }