diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
index 345f6035599eaf91e20032fd1f5d819b9549729e..439ee9c5f535a805101637c109028ff56759abff 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,6 @@ mptsas_schedule_target_reset(void *iocp)
 	 * issue target reset to next device in the queue
 	 */
 
-	head = &hd->target_reset_list;
 	if (list_empty(head))
 		return;