diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c
index caaa682a4f3a0e09d4d8a50e91088446468aa319..175d59eb99432ccb36078a766043c0722eb9c2ec 100644
--- a/common/fdt_support.c
+++ b/common/fdt_support.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ struct fdt_header *fdt;
 
 int fdt_chosen(void *fdt, ulong initrd_start, ulong initrd_end, int force)
 {
-	bd_t *bd = gd->bd;
 	int   nodeoffset;
 	int   err;
 	u32   tmp;		/* used to set 32 bit integer properties */