diff --git a/sys/boot/common/ls.c b/sys/boot/common/ls.c
index 71aa53b80974..6fc48fdada1e 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/ls.c
+++ b/sys/boot/common/ls.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ static int
 command_ls(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int		fd;
-    size_t	size;
     struct stat	sb;
     struct 	dirent *d;
     char	*buf, *path;