diff --git a/softmmu/runstate.c b/softmmu/runstate.c
index 04a324d8d4..b70a741158 100644
--- a/softmmu/runstate.c
+++ b/softmmu/runstate.c
@@ -762,7 +762,9 @@ static void qemu_run_exit_notifiers(void)
 
 void qemu_init_subsystems(void)
 {
+#ifndef XBOX
     Error *err = NULL;
+#endif
 
     os_set_line_buffering();