diff --git a/example/sftpdir.c b/example/sftpdir.c
index 6e100be..fc06f5a 100644
--- a/example/sftpdir.c
+++ b/example/sftpdir.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if (auth_pw) {
         /* We could authenticate via password */
-        if ((i = libssh2_userauth_password(session, username, password))) {
+        if (libssh2_userauth_password(session, username, password)) {
             printf("Authentication by password failed.\n");
             goto shutdown;
         }