diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
index da485477065c..be6eeab9c814 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ static int devfreq_passive_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb,
 static int devfreq_passive_event_handler(struct devfreq *devfreq,
 				unsigned int event, void *data)
 {
-	struct device *dev = devfreq->dev.parent;
 	struct devfreq_passive_data *p_data
 			= (struct devfreq_passive_data *)devfreq->data;
 	struct devfreq *parent = (struct devfreq *)p_data->parent;