diff --git a/win32select.c b/win32select.c
index 0ddfe4b4..d005b587 100644
--- a/win32select.c
+++ b/win32select.c
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ win32_dispatch(struct event_base *base, struct timeval *tv)
 		}
 	}
 	if (win32op->writeset_out->fd_count) {
-		SOCKET s;
 		i = evutil_weakrand_range_(&base->weakrand_seed,
 		    win32op->writeset_out->fd_count);
 		for (j=0; j<win32op->writeset_out->fd_count; ++j) {