diff --git a/lib/zlib_dfltcc/dfltcc_deflate.c b/lib/zlib_dfltcc/dfltcc_deflate.c
index 80924f067c24..b732b6d9e35d 100644
--- a/lib/zlib_dfltcc/dfltcc_deflate.c
+++ b/lib/zlib_dfltcc/dfltcc_deflate.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static void dfltcc_gdht(
 {
     deflate_state *state = (deflate_state *)strm->state;
     struct dfltcc_param_v0 *param = &GET_DFLTCC_STATE(state)->param;
-    size_t avail_in = avail_in = strm->avail_in;
+    size_t avail_in = strm->avail_in;
 
     dfltcc(DFLTCC_GDHT,
            param, NULL, NULL,