diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/compat.h
index 946681db8dc3..9a0fa66b81ac 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ struct compat_flock {
 	compat_off_t	l_len;
 	s32		l_sysid;
 	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-	short		__unused;
 	s32		pad[4];
 };