@@ -646,8 +646,7 @@ static int alac_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,

         } else {

             int i;

             for (i = 0; i < outputsamples; i++) {

-                int16_t sample = alac->outputsamples_buffer[0][i];

-                ((int16_t*)outbuffer)[i] = sample;

+                ((int16_t*)outbuffer)[i] = alac->outputsamples_buffer[0][i];

             }

         }

         break;