diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index 482c63d53685..49b12fb00c90 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -1291,14 +1291,13 @@ static int omap_i2c_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct omap_i2c_dev *_dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	u16 iv;
 
 	_dev->iestate = omap_i2c_read_reg(_dev, OMAP_I2C_IE_REG);
 
 	omap_i2c_write_reg(_dev, OMAP_I2C_IE_REG, 0);
 
 	if (_dev->rev < OMAP_I2C_OMAP1_REV_2) {
-		iv = omap_i2c_read_reg(_dev, OMAP_I2C_IV_REG); /* Read clears */
+		omap_i2c_read_reg(_dev, OMAP_I2C_IV_REG); /* Read clears */
 	} else {
 		omap_i2c_write_reg(_dev, OMAP_I2C_STAT_REG, _dev->iestate);