diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
index 5922342bca3991d4b7ab4a9d6f8483fb3e416779..dbbe0ce48d89a4957a349febda33d0934c97d9af 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int protected_save_fp_context(struct sigcontext __user *sc)
 
 static int protected_restore_fp_context(struct sigcontext __user *sc)
 {
-	int err, tmp;
+	int err, tmp __maybe_unused;
 	while (1) {
 		lock_fpu_owner();
 		own_fpu_inatomic(0);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal32.c
index a0ed0e052b2e8f630c34900d5b6e5958f945bbcc..aae986613795d928fa1228331c1526f8ed9e2a56 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal32.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int protected_save_fp_context32(struct sigcontext32 __user *sc)
 
 static int protected_restore_fp_context32(struct sigcontext32 __user *sc)
 {
-	int err, tmp;
+	int err, tmp __maybe_unused;
 	while (1) {
 		lock_fpu_owner();
 		own_fpu_inatomic(0);