diff --git a/src/tools/fs_shell/fssh.cpp b/src/tools/fs_shell/fssh.cpp
index e5fc26cc74..7be873c801 100644
--- a/src/tools/fs_shell/fssh.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/fs_shell/fssh.cpp
@@ -630,8 +630,6 @@ command_cd(int argc, const char* const* argv)
 static fssh_status_t
 command_chmod(int argc, const char* const* argv)
 {
-	bool recursive = false;
-
 	// parse parameters
 	int argi = 1;
 	for (argi = 1; argi < argc; argi++) {
@@ -647,7 +645,6 @@ command_chmod(int argc, const char* const* argv)
 		for (int i = 1; arg[i]; i++) {
 			switch (arg[i]) {
 				case 'R':
-					recursive = true;
 					fprintf(stderr, "Sorry, recursive mode not supported "
 						"yet.\n");
 					return FSSH_B_BAD_VALUE;
diff --git a/src/tools/fs_shell/vfs.cpp b/src/tools/fs_shell/vfs.cpp
index b129492c50..0d309db75a 100644
--- a/src/tools/fs_shell/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/fs_shell/vfs.cpp
@@ -1464,7 +1464,6 @@ dir_vnode_to_path(struct vnode *vnode, char *buffer, fssh_size_t bufferSize)
 		char nameBuffer[sizeof(struct fssh_dirent) + FSSH_B_FILE_NAME_LENGTH];
 		char *name = &((struct fssh_dirent *)nameBuffer)->d_name[0];
 		struct vnode *parentVnode;
-		fssh_vnode_id parentID;
 
 		// lookup the parent vnode
 		status = lookup_dir_entry(vnode, "..", &parentVnode);
@@ -1480,7 +1479,6 @@ dir_vnode_to_path(struct vnode *vnode, char *buffer, fssh_size_t bufferSize)
 		if (mountPoint) {
 			put_vnode(parentVnode);
 			parentVnode = mountPoint;
-			parentID = parentVnode->id;
 		}
 
 		bool hitRoot = (parentVnode == vnode);