diff --git a/libvo/x11_common.c b/libvo/x11_common.c
index 937be5754b..9b6ee47b9b 100644
--- a/libvo/x11_common.c
+++ b/libvo/x11_common.c
@@ -598,7 +598,6 @@ void vo_x11_putkey(int key)
 {
     static const char *passthrough_keys = " -+*/<>`~!@#$%^&()_{}:;\"\',.?\\|=[]";
     int mpkey = 0;
-    int i;
     if ((key >= 'a' && key <= 'z') ||
         (key >= 'A' && key <= 'Z') ||
         (key >= '0' && key <= '9') ||