diff --git a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegcodecmap.c b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegcodecmap.c
index 3854d97bc4..233702b5dd 100644
--- a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegcodecmap.c
+++ b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegcodecmap.c
@@ -2068,7 +2068,6 @@ gst_ffmpeg_caps_with_codecid (enum CodecID codec_id,
   if ((value = gst_structure_get_value (str, "codec_data"))) {
     guint size;
     guint8 *data;
-    gboolean free = FALSE;
 
     buf = GST_BUFFER_CAST (gst_value_get_mini_object (value));
     size = GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf);