1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/thread.h b/thread.h
index aa3c86a2be..7ff71fad2a 100644
--- a/thread.h
+++ b/thread.h
@@ -338,8 +338,7 @@
 #ifndef ALLOC_THREAD_KEY
 #  define ALLOC_THREAD_KEY \
     STMT_START {						\
-	int _eC_;						\
-	if ((_eC_ = pthread_key_create(&PL_thr_key, 0))) {	\
+	if (pthread_key_create(&PL_thr_key, 0)) {		\
             write(2, STR_WITH_LEN("panic: pthread_key_create failed\n")); \
 	    exit(1);						\
 	}							\