diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
index 4390558464c5..7131251be628 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.c
@@ -1929,7 +1929,6 @@ static int filename_trans_read(struct policydb *p, void *fp)
 	nel = le32_to_cpu(buf[0]);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nel; i++) {
-		ft = NULL;
 		otype = NULL;
 		name = NULL;