diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index 58af199bd..daceda8ff 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ __EOF__
     }
 
     add_a_provider() {
-	local t n iface option first=Yes
+	local t n iface option
 
 	[ -n "$MANGLE_ENABLED" ] || fatal_error "Providers require mangle support in your kernel and iptables"