diff --git a/rc.c b/rc.c
index d335564..194e0aa 100644
--- a/rc.c
+++ b/rc.c
@@ -1245,7 +1245,6 @@ static int
 do_recursive_mkdir(const char *dir)
 {
     char *ch, *dircpy, tmp;
-    size_t n;
     struct stat st;
 
     if (*dir == '\0')