diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c b/drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c
index 0c7317520ed3..d573a57bc301 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c
@@ -734,7 +734,6 @@ static int wanxl_pci_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	stat = 0;
 	timeout = jiffies + 5 * HZ;
 	do {
 		if ((stat = readl(card->plx + PLX_MAILBOX_5)) != 0)