diff --git a/samples/bpf/xdp2skb_meta_kern.c b/samples/bpf/xdp2skb_meta_kern.c
index d5631014a176..af29a1bde4e4 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/xdp2skb_meta_kern.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/xdp2skb_meta_kern.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SEC("xdp_mark")
 int _xdp_mark(struct xdp_md *ctx)
 {
 	struct meta_info *meta;
-	void *data, *data_end;
+	void *data;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Reserve space in-front of data pointer for our meta info.