diff --git a/common/cmd_fat.c b/common/cmd_fat.c
index 55585c6cf4..5a5698b056 100644
--- a/common/cmd_fat.c
+++ b/common/cmd_fat.c
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ static int do_fat_fswrite(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag,
 	disk_partition_t info;
 	int dev = 0;
 	int part = 1;
-	char *ep;
 
 	if (argc < 5)
 		return cmd_usage(cmdtp);