diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c
index 603fc91c1030..1a94c9894188 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-time.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 static unsigned long dosample(void)
 {
 	u32 ct0, ct1;
-	u8 msb, lsb;
+	u8 msb;
 
 	/* Start the counter. */
 	sgint->tcword = (SGINT_TCWORD_CNT2 | SGINT_TCWORD_CALL |
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static unsigned long dosample(void)
 	/* Latch and spin until top byte of counter2 is zero */
 	do {
 		writeb(SGINT_TCWORD_CNT2 | SGINT_TCWORD_CLAT, &sgint->tcword);
-		lsb = readb(&sgint->tcnt2);
+		(void) readb(&sgint->tcnt2);
 		msb = readb(&sgint->tcnt2);
 		ct1 = read_c0_count();
 	} while (msb);