diff --git a/ext/mysqli/mysqli.c b/ext/mysqli/mysqli.c
index eee29d39f55..84a07319cd4 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/mysqli.c
+++ b/ext/mysqli/mysqli.c
@@ -977,9 +977,7 @@ PHP_RSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mysqli)
  */
 PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(mysqli)
 {
-#if defined(MYSQLI_USE_MYSQLND)
 	char buf[32];
-#endif
 
 	php_info_print_table_start();
 	php_info_print_table_header(2, "MysqlI Support", "enabled");