diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/dis.c b/arch/s390/kernel/dis.c
index 5f315affc81..c14a336f630 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/dis.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/dis.c
@@ -1243,7 +1243,6 @@ void show_code(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 	/* Find a starting point for the disassembly. */
 	while (start < 32) {
-		hops = 0;
 		for (i = 0, hops = 0; start + i < 32 && hops < 3; hops++) {
 			if (!find_insn(code + start + i))
 				break;