diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 97ef9b040b84a..51374f4e1ccaf 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -222,15 +222,14 @@ int thermal_build_list_of_policies(char *buf)
 {
 	struct thermal_governor *pos;
 	ssize_t count = 0;
-	ssize_t size = PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	mutex_lock(&thermal_governor_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_governor_list, governor_list) {
-		size = PAGE_SIZE - count;
-		count += scnprintf(buf + count, size, "%s ", pos->name);
+		count += scnprintf(buf + count, PAGE_SIZE - count, "%s ",
+				   pos->name);
 	}
-	count += scnprintf(buf + count, size, "\n");
+	count += scnprintf(buf + count, PAGE_SIZE - count, "\n");
 
 	mutex_unlock(&thermal_governor_lock);