diff --git a/src/haptic/windows/SDL_syshaptic.c b/src/haptic/windows/SDL_syshaptic.c
index ff2bacb5b..ed20841dc 100644
--- a/src/haptic/windows/SDL_syshaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/windows/SDL_syshaptic.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ SDL_SYS_JoystickSameHaptic(SDL_Haptic * haptic, SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 int
 SDL_SYS_HapticOpenFromJoystick(SDL_Haptic * haptic, SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 {
-    int i, ret;
+    int i;
     HRESULT idret;
     DIDEVICEINSTANCE joy_instance;
     joy_instance.dwSize = sizeof(DIDEVICEINSTANCE);