diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_kqueue.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_kqueue.cpp
index 80cbcb26cc2..9b574cbdfb5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_kqueue.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_kqueue.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ QStringList QKqueueFileSystemWatcherEngine::removePaths(const QStringList &paths
                                                         QStringList *files,
                                                         QStringList *directories)
 {
-    bool isEmpty;
     QStringList p = paths;
     if (pathToID.isEmpty())
         return p;
@@ -187,7 +186,6 @@ QStringList QKqueueFileSystemWatcherEngine::removePaths(const QStringList &paths
         else
             files->removeAll(path);
     }
-    isEmpty = pathToID.isEmpty();
 
     return p;
 }