diff --git a/sys/fs/cd9660/cd9660_lookup.c b/sys/fs/cd9660/cd9660_lookup.c
index 5c7805e64ab..657a052a078 100644
--- a/sys/fs/cd9660/cd9660_lookup.c
+++ b/sys/fs/cd9660/cd9660_lookup.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ cd9660_lookup(ap)
 	struct vnode *tdp;		/* returned by cd9660_vget_internal */
 	u_long bmask;			/* block offset mask */
 	int lockparent;			/* 1 => lockparent flag is set */
-	int wantparent;			/* 1 => wantparent or lockparent flag */
 	int error;
 	ino_t ino = 0;
 	int reclen;
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ cd9660_lookup(ap)
 	dp = VTOI(vdp);
 	imp = dp->i_mnt;
 	lockparent = flags & LOCKPARENT;
-	wantparent = flags & (LOCKPARENT|WANTPARENT);
 	cnp->cn_flags &= ~PDIRUNLOCK;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/sys/isofs/cd9660/cd9660_lookup.c b/sys/isofs/cd9660/cd9660_lookup.c
index 5c7805e64ab..657a052a078 100644
--- a/sys/isofs/cd9660/cd9660_lookup.c
+++ b/sys/isofs/cd9660/cd9660_lookup.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ cd9660_lookup(ap)
 	struct vnode *tdp;		/* returned by cd9660_vget_internal */
 	u_long bmask;			/* block offset mask */
 	int lockparent;			/* 1 => lockparent flag is set */
-	int wantparent;			/* 1 => wantparent or lockparent flag */
 	int error;
 	ino_t ino = 0;
 	int reclen;
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ cd9660_lookup(ap)
 	dp = VTOI(vdp);
 	imp = dp->i_mnt;
 	lockparent = flags & LOCKPARENT;
-	wantparent = flags & (LOCKPARENT|WANTPARENT);
 	cnp->cn_flags &= ~PDIRUNLOCK;
 
 	/*