diff --git a/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_core.c b/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_core.c
index c308a4f70550..4083c8b01619 100644
--- a/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_core.c
+++ b/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0_core.c
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ static void vortex_spdif_init(vortex_t * vortex, int spdif_sr, int spdif_mode)
 			else
 				edi = 0x1ffff;
 		} else {
-			i = edi = 0x800;
+			edi = 0x800;
 		}
 		/* this_04 and this_08 are the CASp4Src's (samplerate converters) */
 		vortex_src_setupchannel(vortex, this_04, edi, 0, 1,