diff --git a/extras/volume_id/udev_volume_id.c b/extras/volume_id/udev_volume_id.c
index 9e8c3bfb117..3fab54786b7 100644
--- a/extras/volume_id/udev_volume_id.c
+++ b/extras/volume_id/udev_volume_id.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #define BLKGETSIZE64 _IOR(0x12,114,size_t)
 
 #ifdef LOG
-unsigned char logname[LOGNAME_SIZE];
 void log_message(int level, const char *format, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;