diff --git a/src/img/img-xpm.c b/src/img/img-xpm.c
index 0d251b49..3bc7a9bb 100644
--- a/src/img/img-xpm.c
+++ b/src/img/img-xpm.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ xpm_load_to_surface(struct file_handle *handle)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		for (int n = 0, xcnt = 0; n < wbytes; n += cpp, xcnt++) {
+		for (int n = 0; n < wbytes; n += cpp) {
 			g_strlcpy(pixel_str, &buffer[n], cpp + 1);
 
 			struct xpm_color *color =