diff --git a/nand_spl/nand_boot.c b/nand_spl/nand_boot.c
index bee102950adfc16add8563f4c0a68db272250d23..2326962b20fca42c8f432a683ae01a7b2ed3772e 100644
--- a/nand_spl/nand_boot.c
+++ b/nand_spl/nand_boot.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ static int nand_read_page(struct mtd_info *mtd, int block, int page, uchar *dst)
 	int eccbytes = CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ECCBYTES;
 	int eccsteps = CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ECCSTEPS;
 	uint8_t *p = dst;
-	int stat;
 
 	/*
 	 * No malloc available for now, just use some temporary locations
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ static int nand_read_page(struct mtd_info *mtd, int block, int page, uchar *dst)
 		this->ecc.hwctl(mtd, NAND_ECC_READ);
 		this->read_buf(mtd, p, eccsize);
 		this->ecc.calculate(mtd, p, &ecc_calc[i]);
-		stat = this->ecc.correct(mtd, p, &ecc_code[i], &ecc_calc[i]);
+		this->ecc.correct(mtd, p, &ecc_code[i], &ecc_calc[i]);
 	}
 
 	return 0;