diff --git a/runtime_file.c b/runtime_file.c
index 94cf934261..7be5643ccb 100644
--- a/runtime_file.c
+++ b/runtime_file.c
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ runtime_log_t *runtime_log_init(
       const char *dir_playlist,
       bool log_per_core)
 {
-   unsigned i;
    char content_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char core_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char log_file_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];