diff --git a/kernel/busses/i2c-sis645.c b/kernel/busses/i2c-sis645.c
index 73c73c95..3c70cdc7 100644
--- a/kernel/busses/i2c-sis645.c
+++ b/kernel/busses/i2c-sis645.c
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ static int __devinit sis645_build_dev(struct pci_dev **smbus_dev,
 static int __devinit sis645_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *SIS645_SMBUS_dev;
-	int ret;
 	u16 ww = 0;
 
 	if (sis645_smbus_base) {
@@ -288,6 +287,10 @@ static int __devinit sis645_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_i
 	if (!(SIS645_SMBUS_dev = pci_find_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_SI,
 			PCI_DEVICE_ID_SI_SMBUS, NULL))) {
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
+		int ret;
+#endif
+
 		printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME ": "
 			"Attempting to enable SiS645 SMBus device\n");