diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_adhoc.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_adhoc.c
index e504718d0fb..ecf3a8793bf 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_adhoc.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_adhoc.c
@@ -688,7 +688,9 @@ adhoc_recv_mgmt(struct ieee80211_node *ni, struct mbuf *m0,
 	struct ieee80211_frame *wh;
 	uint8_t *frm, *efrm, *sfrm;
 	uint8_t *ssid, *rates, *xrates;
+#if 0
 	int ht_state_change = 0;
+#endif
 
 	wh = mtod(m0, struct ieee80211_frame *);
 	frm = (uint8_t *)&wh[1];