diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 5d16ec49bc..396913166a 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,6 @@ static int vmdk_create(const char *filename, QEMUOptionParameter *options)
             bdrv_delete(bs);
             return -EINVAL;
         }
-        filesize = bdrv_getlength(bs);
         parent_cid = vmdk_read_cid(bs, 0);
         bdrv_delete(bs);
         relative_path(parent_filename, sizeof(parent_filename),