Index: sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
+++ sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@
 	struct adapter  *adapter;
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw;
 	int             error = 0;
-	u16		csum;
 	u32             ctrl_ext;
 
 	INIT_DEBUGOUT("ixgbe_attach: begin");
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure we have a good EEPROM before we read from it */
-	if (ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum(&adapter->hw, &csum) < 0) {
+	if (ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum(&adapter->hw, NULL) < 0) {
 		device_printf(dev, "The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid\n");
 		error = EIO;
 		goto err_late;