diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index 960494f437ac..455a782c7658 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -1143,7 +1143,6 @@ static int tls_sw_do_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page,
 
 		full_record = false;
 		record_room = TLS_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE - msg_pl->sg.size;
-		copied = 0;
 		copy = size;
 		if (copy >= record_room) {
 			copy = record_room;