diff --git a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_hw.c
index bdd78fb4fc70..7dbaf58fab9f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_hw.c
@@ -3892,7 +3892,6 @@ csio_process_fwevtq_entry(struct csio_hw *hw, void *wr, uint32_t len,
 			  struct csio_fl_dma_buf *flb, void *priv)
 {
 	__u8 op;
-	__be64 *data;
 	void *msg = NULL;
 	uint32_t msg_len = 0;
 	bool msg_sg = 0;
@@ -3908,8 +3907,6 @@ csio_process_fwevtq_entry(struct csio_hw *hw, void *wr, uint32_t len,
 		msg = (void *) flb;
 		msg_len = flb->totlen;
 		msg_sg = 1;
-
-		data = (__be64 *) msg;
 	} else if (op == CPL_FW6_MSG || op == CPL_FW4_MSG) {
 
 		CSIO_INC_STATS(hw, n_cpl_fw6_msg);
@@ -3917,8 +3914,6 @@ csio_process_fwevtq_entry(struct csio_hw *hw, void *wr, uint32_t len,
 		msg = (void *)((uintptr_t)wr + sizeof(__be64));
 		msg_len = (op == CPL_FW6_MSG) ? sizeof(struct cpl_fw6_msg) :
 			   sizeof(struct cpl_fw4_msg);
-
-		data = (__be64 *) msg;
 	} else {
 		csio_warn(hw, "unexpected CPL %#x on FW event queue\n", op);
 		CSIO_INC_STATS(hw, n_cpl_unexp);