diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global2.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global2.c
index 8fd483020c5b..75b227d0f73b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global2.c
@@ -876,19 +876,18 @@ static int mv88e6390_watchdog_setup(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 
 static int mv88e6390_watchdog_action(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int irq)
 {
-	int err;
 	u16 reg;
 
 	mv88e6xxx_g2_write(chip, MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL,
 			   MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL_PTR_EVENT);
-	err = mv88e6xxx_g2_read(chip, MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL, &reg);
+	mv88e6xxx_g2_read(chip, MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL, &reg);
 
 	dev_info(chip->dev, "Watchdog event: 0x%04x",
 		 reg & MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL_DATA_MASK);
 
 	mv88e6xxx_g2_write(chip, MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL,
 			   MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL_PTR_HISTORY);
-	err = mv88e6xxx_g2_read(chip, MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL, &reg);
+	mv88e6xxx_g2_read(chip, MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL, &reg);
 
 	dev_info(chip->dev, "Watchdog history: 0x%04x",
 		 reg & MV88E6390_G2_WDOG_CTL_DATA_MASK);