diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index f88552c6d227..3a45c224770f 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2485,7 +2485,7 @@ static int __do_proc_doulongvec_minmax(void *data, struct ctl_table *table, int
 		kbuf[left] = 0;
 	}
 
-	for (; left && vleft--; i++, min++, max++, first=0) {
+	for (; left && vleft--; i++, first = 0) {
 		unsigned long val;
 
 		if (write) {