diff --git a/plugins/check_curl.c b/plugins/check_curl.c
index cc17ef58..e5be1ad5 100644
--- a/plugins/check_curl.c
+++ b/plugins/check_curl.c
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ lookup_host (const char *host, char *buf, size_t buflen)
   size_t addrstr_len;
   int errcode;
   void *ptr;
-  int s;
   size_t buflen_remaining = buflen - 1;
 
   memset (&hints, 0, sizeof (hints));