diff --git a/lib/Target/PIC16/PIC16AsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/PIC16/PIC16AsmPrinter.cpp
index 9db43d57d72..a1268166488 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PIC16/PIC16AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PIC16/PIC16AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ void PIC16AsmPrinter::emitFunctionData(MachineFunction &MF) {
   
 
   // Emit function frame label
-  char ch;
   O << FunctionLabelBegin << CurrentFnName << ".frame:\n";
 
   const Type *RetType = F->getReturnType();