diff --git a/girepository/tools/compiler.c b/girepository/tools/compiler.c
index 6af0a89ad..50ba37e34 100644
--- a/girepository/tools/compiler.c
+++ b/girepository/tools/compiler.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ main (int argc, char ** argv)
 {
   GOptionContext *context;
   GError *error = NULL;
-  GList *c, *m, *modules; 
+  GList *m, *modules;
   gint i;
   g_typelib_check_sanity ();