diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
index ee2a10bf9077..bf63edc6608d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_global_lock_thread(void *context)
 static u32 acpi_ev_global_lock_handler(void *context)
 {
 	u8 acquired = FALSE;
-	acpi_status status;
 
 	/*
 	 * Attempt to get the lock