diff --git a/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c b/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
index 4676164c50c..110b155f4b4 100644
--- a/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
+++ b/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static inline int binfmt_copyargv(FAR struct binary_s *bin, FAR char * const *ar
 
   bin->argv      = (FAR char **)NULL;
   bin->argbuffer = (FAR char *)NULL;
-  i = 0;
 
   if (argv)
     {