diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_util.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_util.c
index 1b452f8b6274..be3437ca339e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_util.c
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ void xgifb_reg_set(unsigned long port, u8 index, u8 data)
 
 u8 xgifb_reg_get(unsigned long port, u8 index)
 {
-	u8 data;
-
 	outb(index, port);
-	data = inb(port + 1);
-	return data;
+	return inb(port + 1);
 }
 
 void xgifb_reg_and_or(unsigned long port, u8 index,