diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc/reloc.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc/reloc.c
index a38cadfe76b..c160028cea6 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc/reloc.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc/reloc.c
@@ -844,10 +844,8 @@ __tls_get_addr(tls_index* ti)
 void
 arch_fix_auxv(Elf_Auxinfo *aux, Elf_Auxinfo *aux_info[])
 {
-	Elf_Auxinfo *aux;
-	bool old_auxv_format;
+	Elf_Auxinfo *auxp;
 
-	old_auxv_format = true;
 	for (auxp = aux; auxp->a_type != AT_NULL; auxp++) {
 		if (auxp->a_type == 23) /* AT_STACKPROT */
 			return;
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c
index 29c52d8fc19..4a4107aef86 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/powerpc64/reloc.c
@@ -741,10 +741,8 @@ __tls_get_addr(tls_index* ti)
 void
 arch_fix_auxv(Elf_Auxinfo *aux, Elf_Auxinfo *aux_info[])
 {
-	Elf_Auxinfo *aux;
-	bool old_auxv_format;
+	Elf_Auxinfo *auxp;
 
-	old_auxv_format = true;
 	for (auxp = aux; auxp->a_type != AT_NULL; auxp++) {
 		if (auxp->a_type == 23) /* AT_STACKPROT */
 			return;