diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_socket.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_socket.c
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_socket.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_socket.c
@@ -2117,7 +2117,6 @@
 		name = linux_to_bsd_tcp_sockopt(args->optname);
 		break;
 	case SOL_NETLINK:
-		level = SOL_SOCKET;
 		name = args->optname;
 		break;
 	default: