diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
index d3c0b0277666..fb7117a4ade1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c
@@ -403,13 +403,11 @@ static void print_absolute_symbols(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
 		struct section *sec = &secs[i];
 		char *sym_strtab;
-		Elf32_Sym *sh_symtab;
 		int j;
 
 		if (sec->shdr.sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		sh_symtab = sec->symtab;
 		sym_strtab = sec->link->strtab;
 		for (j = 0; j < sec->shdr.sh_size/sizeof(Elf32_Sym); j++) {
 			Elf32_Sym *sym;