diff --git a/audio/ossaudio.c b/audio/ossaudio.c
index 3f31852371..c5858284a1 100644
--- a/audio/ossaudio.c
+++ b/audio/ossaudio.c
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ static int oss_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,
                        hw->size_emul);
             hw->buf_emul = NULL;
         } else {
-            int err;
             int trig = 0;
             if (ioctl (fd, SNDCTL_DSP_SETTRIGGER, &trig) < 0) {
                 oss_logerr (errno, "SNDCTL_DSP_SETTRIGGER 0 failed\n");