diff --git a/executer/kernel/mcctrl/control.c b/executer/kernel/mcctrl/control.c
index fd6839af..bc637c49 100644
--- a/executer/kernel/mcctrl/control.c
+++ b/executer/kernel/mcctrl/control.c
@@ -2495,7 +2495,6 @@ mcexec_sig_thread(ihk_os_t os, unsigned long arg, struct file *file)
 static long
 mcexec_terminate_thread_unsafe(ihk_os_t os, int pid, int tid, long sig, struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	int rc;
 	struct ikc_scd_packet *packet;
 	struct mcctrl_usrdata *usrdata = ihk_host_os_get_usrdata(os);
 	struct mcctrl_per_proc_data *ppd;