diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sasem.c b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
index d3dedb831dee..bc78da014c33 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/lirc/lirc_sasem.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ exit:
  */
 static long vfd_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct sasem_context *context = NULL;
+	struct sasem_context *context;
 
 	context = (struct sasem_context *) file->private_data;