diff --git a/bridge/vlan.c b/bridge/vlan.c
index f34e84a2..5dd352e6 100644
--- a/bridge/vlan.c
+++ b/bridge/vlan.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static int print_vlan(const struct sockaddr_nl *who,
 	int len = n->nlmsg_len;
 	struct rtattr *tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
 	bool vlan_flags;
-	char flags[80];
 
 	if (n->nlmsg_type != RTM_NEWLINK) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Not RTM_NEWLINK: %08x %08x %08x\n",