diff --git a/src/ot-builtin-fsck.c b/src/ot-builtin-fsck.c
index 0ce3cc38..766d17fe 100644
--- a/src/ot-builtin-fsck.c
+++ b/src/ot-builtin-fsck.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ ostree_builtin_fsck (int argc, char **argv, const char *prefix, GError **error)
   HtFsckData data;
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
   OstreeRepo *repo = NULL;
-  const char *head;
 
   context = g_option_context_new ("- Check the repository for consistency");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (context, options, NULL);