diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/xics/ics-opal.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/xics/ics-opal.c
index 6cfbb4fac7fb..5fe73dabab79 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/xics/ics-opal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/xics/ics-opal.c
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ static int ics_opal_set_affinity(struct irq_data *d,
 		       __func__, d->irq, hw_irq, rc);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	server = be16_to_cpu(oserver);
 
 	wanted_server = xics_get_irq_server(d->irq, cpumask, 1);
 	if (wanted_server < 0) {