diff --git a/mnexec.c b/mnexec.c
index 4b09912..19f81f0 100644
--- a/mnexec.c
+++ b/mnexec.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     char c;
     int fd;
-    int opt;
     
     while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "+cdnp")) != -1)
         switch(c) {