diff --git a/fs/ceph/mdsmap.c b/fs/ceph/mdsmap.c
index 44e53abeb32a..1a2c5d390f7f 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mdsmap.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mdsmap.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ int ceph_mdsmap_get_random_mds(struct ceph_mdsmap *m)
 
 	/* pick */
 	n = prandom_u32() % n;
-	i = 0;
 	for (i = 0; n > 0; i++, n--)
 		while (m->m_info[i].state <= 0)
 			i++;