diff --git a/sys/riscv/riscv/machdep.c b/sys/riscv/riscv/machdep.c
index b7fc15e7307..89a124b9ac0 100644
--- a/sys/riscv/riscv/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/riscv/riscv/machdep.c
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@ sendsig(sig_t catcher, ksiginfo_t *ksi, sigset_t *mask)
 	struct thread *td;
 	struct proc *p;
 	int onstack;
-	int code;
 	int sig;
 
 	td = curthread;
@@ -556,7 +555,6 @@ sendsig(sig_t catcher, ksiginfo_t *ksi, sigset_t *mask)
 	PROC_LOCK_ASSERT(p, MA_OWNED);
 
 	sig = ksi->ksi_signo;
-	code = ksi->ksi_code;
 	psp = p->p_sigacts;
 	mtx_assert(&psp->ps_mtx, MA_OWNED);