diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 2bd37992d44c..7011c2aa25cb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -675,7 +675,6 @@ static void set_qos(struct pkt_file *ppktfile, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib)
 
 static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, _pkt *pkt, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib)
 {
-	uint i;
 	struct pkt_file pktfile;
 	struct sta_info *psta = NULL;
 	struct ethhdr etherhdr;
@@ -689,7 +688,7 @@ static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, _pkt *pkt, struct pkt_attrib
 	DBG_COUNTER(padapter->tx_logs.core_tx_upd_attrib);
 
 	_rtw_open_pktfile(pkt, &pktfile);
-	i = _rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, (u8 *)&etherhdr, ETH_HLEN);
+	_rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, (u8 *)&etherhdr, ETH_HLEN);
 
 	pattrib->ether_type = ntohs(etherhdr.h_proto);