diff --git a/uselect.c b/uselect.c
index 7e0e2935..2e1e25cd 100644
--- a/uselect.c
+++ b/uselect.c
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 /* an uninterruptable version of select. M.Z. Oct 2008 */
 
-static int cnt;
-
 int uselect(int nfds,
   fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds,
   struct timeval *timeout) {