static void xilinx_vdma_start_transfer(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
 {
        struct xilinx_vdma_config *config = &chan->config;
-       struct xilinx_dma_tx_descriptor *desc, *tail_desc;
+       struct xilinx_dma_tx_descriptor *desc;
        u32 reg, j;
        struct xilinx_vdma_tx_segment *segment, *last = NULL;
        int i = 0;
 
        desc = list_first_entry(&chan->pending_list,
                                struct xilinx_dma_tx_descriptor, node);
-       tail_desc = list_last_entry(&chan->pending_list,
-                                   struct xilinx_dma_tx_descriptor, node);
 
        /* Configure the hardware using info in the config structure */
        if (chan->has_vflip) {