diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
index 4c1985511548..9d1e3cad4aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,6 @@ static int sata_fsl_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
 	void __iomem *ssr_base = NULL;
 	void __iomem *csr_base = NULL;
 	struct sata_fsl_host_priv *host_priv = NULL;
-	struct resource *r;
 	int irq;
 	struct ata_host *host;
 
@@ -1266,8 +1265,6 @@ static int sata_fsl_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
 	dev_printk(KERN_INFO, &ofdev->dev,
 		   "Sata FSL Platform/CSB Driver init\n");
 
-	r = kmalloc(sizeof(struct resource), GFP_KERNEL);
-
 	hcr_base = of_iomap(ofdev->node, 0);
 	if (!hcr_base)
 		goto error_exit_with_cleanup;