diff --git a/block/mq-deadline.c b/block/mq-deadline.c
index 91b3789f710e..5528347b5fcf 100644
--- a/block/mq-deadline.c
+++ b/block/mq-deadline.c
@@ -698,8 +698,6 @@ static void dd_insert_request(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct request *rq,
 		list_add(&rq->queuelist, &per_prio->dispatch);
 		rq->fifo_time = jiffies;
 	} else {
-		struct list_head *insert_before;
-
 		deadline_add_rq_rb(per_prio, rq);
 
 		if (rq_mergeable(rq)) {
@@ -712,8 +710,7 @@ static void dd_insert_request(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct request *rq,
 		 * set expire time and add to fifo list
 		 */
 		rq->fifo_time = jiffies + dd->fifo_expire[data_dir];
-		insert_before = &per_prio->fifo_list[data_dir];
-		list_add_tail(&rq->queuelist, insert_before);
+		list_add_tail(&rq->queuelist, &per_prio->fifo_list[data_dir]);
 	}
 }