diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pmem.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pmem.c
index 27f0a915c8a97fc53195c84f14df6ad264f350af..f860a897a9e0521c37ac7d5b9b3f31475db69527 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pmem.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pmem.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static ssize_t pmem_drc_remove_node(u32 drc_index)
 
 int dlpar_hp_pmem(struct pseries_hp_errorlog *hp_elog)
 {
-	u32 count, drc_index;
+	u32 drc_index;
 	int rc;
 
 	/* slim chance, but we might get a hotplug event while booting */
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ int dlpar_hp_pmem(struct pseries_hp_errorlog *hp_elog)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	count = hp_elog->_drc_u.drc_count;
 	drc_index = hp_elog->_drc_u.drc_index;
 
 	lock_device_hotplug();