diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/pt3/pt3_i2c.c b/drivers/media/pci/pt3/pt3_i2c.c
index ec6a8a2e4744..b66138c7b364 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/pt3/pt3_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/pt3/pt3_i2c.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static void put_byte_write(struct pt3_i2cbuf *cbuf, u8 val)
 {
 	u8 mask;
 
-	mask = 0x80;
 	for (mask = 0x80; mask > 0; mask >>= 1)
 		cmdbuf_add(cbuf, (val & mask) ? I_DATA_H_NOP : I_DATA_L_NOP);
 	cmdbuf_add(cbuf, I_DATA_H_ACK0);