diff --git a/libguile/struct.c b/libguile/struct.c
index a51f5dd1b..3dee45f64 100644
--- a/libguile/struct.c
+++ b/libguile/struct.c
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_struct, "make-struct", 2, 0, 1,
   if (tail_elts != 0)
     {
       SCM layout_str, last_char;
-      int last_c;
       
       if (basic_size == 0)
         {