diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
index d7af349..76c519c 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
@@ -232,12 +232,10 @@
 {
   struct stream *s;
   struct zapi_ipv4 api;
-  unsigned long ifindex;
   struct in_addr nexthop;
   struct prefix_ipv4 p;
 
   s = zclient->ibuf;
-  ifindex = 0;
   nexthop.s_addr = 0;
 
   /* Type, flags, message. */
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@
   if (CHECK_FLAG (api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_IFINDEX))
     {
       api.ifindex_num = stream_getc (s);
-      ifindex = stream_getl (s);
+      stream_getl (s); /* ifindex, unused */
     }
   if (CHECK_FLAG (api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_DISTANCE))
     api.distance = stream_getc (s);
@@ -310,12 +308,10 @@
 {
   struct stream *s;
   struct zapi_ipv6 api;
-  unsigned long ifindex;
   struct in6_addr nexthop;
   struct prefix_ipv6 p;
 
   s = zclient->ibuf;
-  ifindex = 0;
   memset (&nexthop, 0, sizeof (struct in6_addr));
 
   /* Type, flags, message. */
@@ -338,7 +334,7 @@
   if (CHECK_FLAG (api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_IFINDEX))
     {
       api.ifindex_num = stream_getc (s);
-      ifindex = stream_getl (s);
+      stream_getl (s); /* ifindex, unused */
     }
   if (CHECK_FLAG (api.message, ZAPI_MESSAGE_DISTANCE))
     api.distance = stream_getc (s);