diff --git a/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc b/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
index 7cb0eb9bfe..ded72a93bd 100644
--- a/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
+++ b/src/image/ImageManagerActions.cc
@@ -243,9 +243,7 @@ void ImageManager::release_cloning_image(int iid, int clone_img_id)
         case Image::USED:
         case Image::CLONE:
 
-            int cloning = img->dec_cloning(clone_img_id);
-
-            if ( cloning == 0  && img->get_running() == 0 )
+            if (img->dec_cloning(clone_img_id) == 0  && img->get_running() == 0)
             {
                 img->set_state(Image::READY);
             }