diff --git a/gdk-pixbuf/io-pnm.c b/gdk-pixbuf/io-pnm.c
index 7e409d3033..5b10ddca29 100644
--- a/gdk-pixbuf/io-pnm.c
+++ b/gdk-pixbuf/io-pnm.c
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ image_load (FILE *f)
 
 	inbuf = &context.inbuf;
 
-	file_off = 0;
 	while (TRUE) {
 		guint  num_to_read;