diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
index e6286043bff7..ed896049118c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ static int fbtft_init_display_from_property(struct fbtft_par *par)
 int fbtft_init_display(struct fbtft_par *par)
 {
 	int buf[64];
-	int i = 0;
+	int i;
 	int j;
 
 	/* sanity check */