diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index d2629fd2af07..28c4df6dfd97 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4253,8 +4253,6 @@ static struct rq *finish_task_switch(struct task_struct *prev)
 asmlinkage __visible void schedule_tail(struct task_struct *prev)
 	__releases(rq->lock)
 {
-	struct rq *rq;
-
 	/*
 	 * New tasks start with FORK_PREEMPT_COUNT, see there and
 	 * finish_task_switch() for details.
@@ -4264,7 +4262,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void schedule_tail(struct task_struct *prev)
 	 * PREEMPT_COUNT kernels).
 	 */
 
-	rq = finish_task_switch(prev);
+	finish_task_switch(prev);
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	if (current->set_child_tid)