diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 8be64ce35e..ff2468e3da 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -1484,9 +1484,7 @@ static void gl_set_nonblock_state(void *data, bool state)
 
 static bool resolve_extensions(gl_t *gl, const char *context_ident)
 {
-#if defined(HAVE_GL_SYNC)
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-#endif
 #ifndef HAVE_OPENGLES
    struct retro_hw_render_callback *hwr =
       video_driver_get_hw_context();