diff --git a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
index 51f3c9229bf..7d447193fb6 100644
--- a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
+++ b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int exit_status = SUCCESS;
 	int cgi = 0, c, i, len;
 	zend_file_handle file_handle;
-	int retval = FAILURE;
 	char *s;
 
 	/* temporary locals */