diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 77214761af..36e7a5ed69 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -1439,7 +1439,6 @@ glob_helper(
 	char *plainname = 0;
 # endif
 	IF_HAVE_HFS(int hfs_p);
-	IF_HAVE_HFS(int alpha_matched = 0);
 # ifdef DOSISH
 	if (cur + 1 == end && (*cur)->type <= ALPHA) {
 	    plainname = join_path(path, pathlen, dirsep, (*cur)->str, strlen((*cur)->str));
@@ -1541,10 +1540,8 @@ glob_helper(
 # endif
 		  case PLAIN:
 		  case MAGICAL:
-		    if (fnmatch(p->str, enc, name, flags) == 0) {
-			IF_HAVE_HFS(alpha_matched |= (p->type == ALPHA));
+		    if (fnmatch(p->str, enc, name, flags) == 0)
 			*new_end++ = p->next;
-		    }
 		  default:
 		    break;
 		}
@@ -1555,7 +1552,6 @@ glob_helper(
 	    GLOB_FREE(buf);
 	    GLOB_FREE(new_beg);
 	    if (status) break;
-	    IF_HAVE_HFS(if (alpha_matched) break);
 	}
 
 	closedir(dirp);