diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_format.h b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_format.h
index fa6dc1f55c0..25a06a8f7db 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_format.h
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_format.h
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ util_format_get_component_bits(enum pipe_format format,
 {
    const struct util_format_description *desc = util_format_description(format);
    enum util_format_colorspace desc_colorspace;
-   uint swizzle;
 
    assert(format);
    if (!format) {