diff --git a/gdb/valprint.c b/gdb/valprint.c
index 5af31ead82c..3feb91564d0 100644
--- a/gdb/valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/valprint.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,6 @@ val_print_string (CORE_ADDR addr, int len, int width, struct ui_file *stream)
   found_nul = 0;
   old_chain = make_cleanup (null_cleanup, 0);
 
-  bufptr = NULL;
   if (len > 0)
     {
       buffer = (char *) xmalloc (len * width);