diff --git a/sys/dev/firewire/if_fwe.c b/sys/dev/firewire/if_fwe.c
index dfc44cab6b6b..1c88af8eaa4c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/firewire/if_fwe.c
+++ b/sys/dev/firewire/if_fwe.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ fwe_ioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, u_long cmd, caddr_t data)
 #ifdef DEVICE_POLLING
 		    {
 			struct ifreq *ifr = (struct ifreq *) data;
-			struct firewire_comm *fc = fc = fwe->fd.fc;
+			struct firewire_comm *fc = fwe->fd.fc;
 
 			if (ifr->ifr_reqcap & IFCAP_POLLING &&
 			    !(ifp->if_capenable & IFCAP_POLLING)) {
diff --git a/sys/dev/firewire/if_fwip.c b/sys/dev/firewire/if_fwip.c
index b99e37892e81..90df5a52c4f8 100644
--- a/sys/dev/firewire/if_fwip.c
+++ b/sys/dev/firewire/if_fwip.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ fwip_ioctl(struct ifnet *ifp, u_long cmd, caddr_t data)
 #ifdef DEVICE_POLLING
 	    {
 		struct ifreq *ifr = (struct ifreq *) data;
-		struct firewire_comm *fc = fc = fwip->fd.fc;
+		struct firewire_comm *fc = fwip->fd.fc;
 
 		if (ifr->ifr_reqcap & IFCAP_POLLING &&
 		    !(ifp->if_capenable & IFCAP_POLLING)) {