diff --git a/configure-syslog.py b/configure-syslog.py
index 81d3f37..f777a91 100644
--- a/configure-syslog.py
+++ b/configure-syslog.py
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
     def add_posarg(self, *args, **kw):
         pa_help = kw.get("help", "")
         kw["help"] = SUPPRESS_HELP
-        o = self.add_option("--%s" % args[0], *args[1:], **kw)
+        self.add_option("--%s" % args[0], *args[1:], **kw)
         self.posargs.append((args[0], pa_help))
 
     def get_usage(self, *args, **kwargs):