diff --git a/tools/virsh-util.c b/tools/virsh-util.c
index b8b0f98066..af7ed55348 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-util.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-util.c
@@ -173,9 +173,8 @@ virshStreamSourceSkip(virStreamPtr st G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 {
     virshStreamCallbackDataPtr cbData = opaque;
     int fd = cbData->fd;
-    off_t cur;
 
-    if ((cur = lseek(fd, offset, SEEK_CUR)) == (off_t) -1)
+    if (lseek(fd, offset, SEEK_CUR) == (off_t) -1)
         return -1;
 
     return 0;