diff --git a/usr.sbin/makefs/cd9660/cd9660_write.c b/usr.sbin/makefs/cd9660/cd9660_write.c
index 6716c2f9870..95038320a05 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/makefs/cd9660/cd9660_write.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/makefs/cd9660/cd9660_write.c
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ cd9660_copy_file(iso9660_disk *diskStructure, FILE *fd, off_t start_sector,
 {
 	FILE *rf;
 	int bytes_read;
-	off_t sector = start_sector;
 	int buf_size = diskStructure->sectorSize;
 	char *buf;
 
@@ -462,7 +461,6 @@ cd9660_copy_file(iso9660_disk *diskStructure, FILE *fd, off_t start_sector,
 			(void)fclose(rf);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		sector++;
 	}
 
 	fclose(rf);