diff --git a/espeakup.c b/espeakup.c
index 6edaac2..c16341f 100644
--- a/espeakup.c
+++ b/espeakup.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ int create_pid_file(void)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	sigset_t sigset;
-	int rate;
 	int err;
 	pthread_t signal_thread_id;
 	pthread_t espeak_thread_id;