diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 2600e2288724..25a2647f9942 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -274,13 +274,10 @@ int ip6_nd_hdr(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
 	struct ipv6hdr *hdr;
-	int totlen;
 
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 	skb->dev = dev;
 
-	totlen = len + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
-
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 	skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
 	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);