diff --git a/lib/libgssapi/gss_delete_sec_context.c b/lib/libgssapi/gss_delete_sec_context.c
index 930f51399cc..b64e32c5dc2 100644
--- a/lib/libgssapi/gss_delete_sec_context.c
+++ b/lib/libgssapi/gss_delete_sec_context.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ gss_delete_sec_context(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
     gss_ctx_id_t *context_handle,
     gss_buffer_t output_token)
 {
-	OM_uint32 major_status;
 	struct _gss_context *ctx = (struct _gss_context *) *context_handle;
 
 	if (output_token)
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ gss_delete_sec_context(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 		 * otherwise fake an empty token.
 		 */
 		if (ctx->gc_ctx) {
-			major_status = ctx->gc_mech->gm_delete_sec_context(
+			(void) ctx->gc_mech->gm_delete_sec_context(
 				minor_status, &ctx->gc_ctx, output_token);
 		}
 		free(ctx);