diff --git a/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c b/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
index fc3ab3330bf73da8030fa47b0c3583ef05a9b8ba..cb5d813518b10a5d46aa442d60e444e2488c3a2a 100644
--- a/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
+++ b/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
@@ -1546,8 +1546,6 @@ out:
 
 int ll_setattr(struct dentry *de, struct iattr *attr)
 {
-        int mode;
-
         if ((attr->ia_valid & (ATTR_CTIME|ATTR_SIZE|ATTR_MODE)) ==
             (ATTR_CTIME|ATTR_SIZE|ATTR_MODE))
                 attr->ia_valid |= MDS_OPEN_OWNEROVERRIDE;