--- a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
@@ -2782,6 +2782,7 @@ static int netdev_vir_if_close(struct ne
 {
 	_adapter *padapter = (_adapter *)rtw_netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 	struct mlme_priv	*pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = padapter->rtw_wdev;
 
 	RTW_INFO(FUNC_NDEV_FMT" , bup=%d\n", FUNC_NDEV_ARG(pnetdev), padapter->bup);
 	padapter->net_closed = _TRUE;