diff --git a/src/detect-engine-address.c b/src/detect-engine-address.c
index 1a277c6e17..af34c07c21 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-address.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-address.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,6 @@ int DetectAddressMergeNot(DetectAddressHead *gh, DetectAddressHead *ghn)
 #endif
     if (ghn->ipv4_head != NULL || ghn->ipv6_head != NULL) {
         int cnt = 0;
-        DetectAddress *ad;
         for (ad = ghn->ipv4_head; ad; ad = ad->next)
             cnt++;