diff --git a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_xpt.c b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_xpt.c
index 94441a9ed60..30a910409ed 100644
--- a/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_xpt.c
+++ b/sys/cam/scsi/scsi_xpt.c
@@ -556,8 +556,6 @@ static struct scsi_quirk_entry scsi_quirk_table[] =
 	},
 };
 
-static const int scsi_quirk_table_size = nitems(scsi_quirk_table);
-
 static cam_status	proberegister(struct cam_periph *periph,
 				      void *arg);
 static void	 probeschedule(struct cam_periph *probe_periph);
@@ -2365,7 +2363,7 @@ scsi_alloc_device(struct cam_eb *bus, struct cam_et *target, lun_id_t lun_id)
 	 * Take the default quirk entry until we have inquiry
 	 * data and can determine a better quirk to use.
 	 */
-	quirk = &scsi_quirk_table[scsi_quirk_table_size - 1];
+	quirk = &scsi_quirk_table[nitems(scsi_quirk_table) - 1];
 	device->quirk = (void *)quirk;
 	device->mintags = quirk->mintags;
 	device->maxtags = quirk->maxtags;