diff --git a/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c b/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c
index 23c6b292..1af582b5 100644
--- a/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ int sigar_proc_args_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
     int fd, status;
     char buffer[BUFSIZ];
     char *argvb[56];
-    char *arg, **argvp = argvb;
+    char **argvp = argvb;
 
     int n;
     size_t nread = 0;
@@ -727,8 +727,6 @@ int sigar_proc_args_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
         (char **)malloc(sizeof(*(procargs->data)) *
                         procargs->size);
 
-    arg = buffer;
-
     for (n = 0; n < pinfo->pr_argc; n++) {
         int alen;
         char *arg;