diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 1e6e1bf3..36879770 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ enum compress_type
 check_compressed_archive ()
 {
   struct zip_magic *p;
-  size_t status;
   bool sfr, srp;
 
   /* Prepare global data needed for find_next_block: */
diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index f3c706b2..e06c42ab 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ tar_checksum (union block *header, bool silent)
 enum read_header
 read_header (bool raw_extended_headers)
 {
-  char *p;
   union block *header;
   union block *header_copy;
   char *bp;