diff --git a/ham/svxlink/svxlink.SlackBuild b/ham/svxlink/svxlink.SlackBuild
index d277a4d09c..a1bdbb92be 100644
--- a/ham/svxlink/svxlink.SlackBuild
+++ b/ham/svxlink/svxlink.SlackBuild
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ if [ ! -z "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME}" ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-CWD=$(pwd)
 TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
 PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
 OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}