diff --git a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc2000_spi.c b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc2000_spi.c
index 3be33c450cab..6ba94b0131da 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc2000_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/kpc2000/kpc2000_spi.c
@@ -162,14 +162,12 @@ union kp_spi_ffctrl {
 kp_spi_read_reg(struct kp_spi_controller_state *cs, int idx)
 {
 	u64 __iomem *addr = cs->base;
-	u64 val;
 
 	addr += idx;
 	if ((idx == KP_SPI_REG_CONFIG) && (cs->conf_cache >= 0))
 		return cs->conf_cache;
 
-	val = readq(addr);
-	return val;
+	return readq(addr);
 }
 
 	static inline void