diff --git a/src/decoder/sidplay_decoder_plugin.cxx b/src/decoder/sidplay_decoder_plugin.cxx
index c4ef20496..5d162f179 100644
--- a/src/decoder/sidplay_decoder_plugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/sidplay_decoder_plugin.cxx
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ get_song_length(const char *path_fs)
 static void
 sidplay_file_decode(struct decoder *decoder, const char *path_fs)
 {
-	int ret;
 	int channels;
 
 	/* load the tune */