diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-card.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-card.c
index 9b14cda56b06..ff58df86ed87 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-card.c
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ static int imx_aif_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			      SND_SOC_DAIFMT_PDM;
 		} else {
 			slots = 2;
-			slot_width = params_physical_width(params);
 			fmt = (rtd->dai_link->dai_fmt & ~SND_SOC_DAIFMT_FORMAT_MASK) |
 			      SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S;
 		}