diff --git a/src/modules/SX127x/SX127x.cpp b/src/modules/SX127x/SX127x.cpp
index 7e00c898..b1a1bb0a 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX127x/SX127x.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX127x/SX127x.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ int16_t SX127x::startReceive(uint32_t timeout, RadioLibIrqFlags_t irqFlags, Radi
       mode = RADIOLIB_SX127X_RXSINGLE;
       uint8_t msb_sym = (timeout > 0x3FF) ? 0x3 : (uint8_t)(timeout >> 8);
       uint8_t lsb_sym = (timeout > 0x3FF) ? 0xFF : (uint8_t)(timeout & 0xFF);
-      int16_t state = this->mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_SX127X_REG_MODEM_CONFIG_2, msb_sym, 1, 0);
+      state = this->mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_SX127X_REG_MODEM_CONFIG_2, msb_sym, 1, 0);
       state |= this->mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_SX127X_REG_SYMB_TIMEOUT_LSB, lsb_sym);
       RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
     }