diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/buspirate.c b/src/jtag/drivers/buspirate.c
index 62ab008af..3a368ebbf 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/buspirate.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/buspirate.c
@@ -757,13 +757,13 @@ static void buspirate_jtag_enable(int fd)
 
 static void buspirate_jtag_reset(int fd)
 {
-	int ret;
 	char tmp[5];
 
 	tmp[0] = 0x00; /* exit OCD1 mode */
 	buspirate_serial_write(fd, tmp, 1);
 	usleep(10000);
-	ret = buspirate_serial_read(fd, tmp, 5);
+	/* We ignore the return value here purposly, nothing we can do */
+	buspirate_serial_read(fd, tmp, 5);
 	if (strncmp(tmp, "BBIO1", 5) == 0) {
 		tmp[0] = 0x0F; /*  reset BP */
 		buspirate_serial_write(fd, tmp, 1);