1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/orangefs/file.c b/fs/orangefs/file.c
index 679a3c8e4fb3..960f9a3c012d 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/file.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/file.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ssize_t wait_for_direct_io(enum ORANGEFS_io_type type, struct inode *inode,
         struct orangefs_inode_s *orangefs_inode = ORANGEFS_I(inode);
         struct orangefs_khandle *handle = &orangefs_inode->refn.khandle;
         struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *new_op = NULL;
-        int buffer_index = -1;
+        int buffer_index;
         ssize_t ret;
         size_t copy_amount;
 
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ populate_shared_memory:
          */
         if (ret == -EAGAIN && op_state_purged(new_op)) {
                 orangefs_bufmap_put(buffer_index);
-                buffer_index = -1;
                 if (type == ORANGEFS_IO_WRITE)
                         iov_iter_revert(iter, total_size);
                 gossip_debug(GOSSIP_FILE_DEBUG,
@@ -262,7 +261,6 @@ out:
                                 "%s(%pU): PUT buffer_index %d\n",
                                 __func__, handle, buffer_index);
                 }
-                buffer_index = -1;
         }
         op_release(new_op);
         return ret;