diff --git a/cutils.c b/cutils.c
index 993a590..4973455 100644
--- a/cutils.c
+++ b/cutils.c
@@ -1009,7 +1009,6 @@ void js_cond_init(js_cond_t *cond) {
         abort();
 #else
     pthread_condattr_t attr;
-    int err;
 
     if (pthread_condattr_init(&attr))
         abort();