diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cmpxchg.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cmpxchg.c
index 0b9535bc2c53..6b2a4a902a98 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cmpxchg.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cmpxchg.c
@@ -54,10 +54,9 @@ unsigned long __xchg_small(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long val, unsigned int s
 unsigned long __cmpxchg_small(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old,
 			      unsigned long new, unsigned int size)
 {
-	u32 mask, old32, new32, load32;
+	u32 mask, old32, new32, load32, load;
 	volatile u32 *ptr32;
 	unsigned int shift;
-	u8 load;
 
 	/* Check that ptr is naturally aligned */
 	WARN_ON((unsigned long)ptr & (size - 1));