diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c
index f440767bd7276345980b20ae8cab037a61a297f8..2863984b67005080f5913410da7fc7ee1d287736 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int pefile_parse_binary(const void *pebuf, unsigned int pelen,
 	const struct pe32plus_opt_hdr *pe64;
 	const struct data_directory *ddir;
 	const struct data_dirent *dde;
-	const struct section_header *secs, *sec;
+	const struct section_header *sec;
 	size_t cursor, datalen = pelen;
 
 	kenter("");
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int pefile_parse_binary(const void *pebuf, unsigned int pelen,
 	ctx->n_sections = pe->sections;
 	if (ctx->n_sections > (ctx->header_size - cursor) / sizeof(*sec))
 		return -ELIBBAD;
-	ctx->secs = secs = pebuf + cursor;
+	ctx->secs = pebuf + cursor;
 
 	return 0;
 }