diff --git a/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.c b/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.c
index fe5f190242..a925126dee 100644
--- a/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.c
+++ b/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.c
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ send_reply(FTPD_SessionInfo_t  *info, int code, const char *text)
 static void
 set_socket_timeout(int s, int seconds)
 {
-  int res = 0;
   struct timeval tv;
   int len = sizeof(tv);