diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/midi.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/midi.c
index 7be5c3327b16..47b2c023ee3d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/midi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/midi.c
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ static int midi_service_irq(struct echoaudio *chip)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Get the MIDI data from the comm page */
-	i = 1;
 	received = 0;
 	for (i = 1; i <= count; i++) {
 		/* Get the MIDI byte */