diff --git a/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c b/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c
index 905a7b5ac1..1ce3ecccb9 100644
--- a/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c
+++ b/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ gst_curl_base_sink_is_live (GstCurlBaseSink * sink)
 static GstFlowReturn
 gst_curl_base_sink_render (GstBaseSink * bsink, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
-  GstCurlBaseSink *sink = GST_CURL_BASE_SINK (bsink);
+  GstCurlBaseSink *sink;
   GstMapInfo map;
   guint8 *data;
   size_t size;