diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlame.c b/ext/lame/gstlame.c
index 906faaeb78..d83bbcfa50 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlame.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlame.c
@@ -1009,14 +1009,14 @@ gst_lame_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
     case GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP:
     {
       guchar *mp3_data = NULL;
-      gint mp3_buffer_size, mp3_size = 0;
+      gint mp3_buffer_size;
 
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (lame, "handling FLUSH stop event");
 
       /* clear buffers */
       mp3_buffer_size = 7200;
       mp3_data = g_malloc (mp3_buffer_size);
-      mp3_size = lame_encode_flush (lame->lgf, mp3_data, mp3_buffer_size);
+      lame_encode_flush (lame->lgf, mp3_data, mp3_buffer_size);
 
       ret = gst_pad_push_event (lame->srcpad, event);
       break;