diff --git a/sys/d3dvideosink/d3dhelpers.c b/sys/d3dvideosink/d3dhelpers.c
index eca19ee246..40eb9bae91 100644
--- a/sys/d3dvideosink/d3dhelpers.c
+++ b/sys/d3dvideosink/d3dhelpers.c
@@ -2299,7 +2299,6 @@ d3d_create_internal_window (GstD3DVideoSink * sink)
 {
   GThread *thread;
   D3DInternalWindowDat dat;
-  gulong i;
   gint64 end_time;
   gboolean timeout = FALSE;