diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vd_vfw.c b/libmpcodecs/vd_vfw.c
index 87cc374093..ed5e1fc17f 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vd_vfw.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vd_vfw.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static int control(sh_video_t *sh,int cmd,void* arg,...){
 
 // init driver
 static int init(sh_video_t *sh){
-    unsigned int out_fmt;
     if(!mpcodecs_config_vo(sh,sh->disp_w,sh->disp_h,IMGFMT_YUY2)) return 0;
     if(!init_vfw_video_codec(sh,(sh->codec->driver==VFM_VFWEX))) return 0;
     mp_msg(MSGT_DECVIDEO,MSGL_V,"INFO: Win32 video codec init OK!\n");