--- a/master/ioctl.c	Thu Dec 06 18:11:11 2012 +0100
+++ b/master/ioctl.c	Thu Dec 06 18:13:02 2012 +0100
@@ -2434,7 +2434,6 @@
 {
     ec_ioctl_sc_emerg_t io;
     ec_slave_config_t *sc;
-    int ret;
 
     if (unlikely(!ctx->requested)) {
         return -EPERM;