diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_shared_sub_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_shared_sub_SUITE.erl
index f53e8f374..8616028ca 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_shared_sub_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_shared_sub_SUITE.erl
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ t_remote(_) ->
 
     try
         {ok, ClientPidLocal} = emqtt:connect(ConnPidLocal),
-        {ok, ClientPidRemote} = emqtt:connect(ConnPidRemote),
+        {ok, _ClientPidRemote} = emqtt:connect(ConnPidRemote),
 
         emqtt:subscribe(ConnPidRemote, {<<"$share/remote_group/", Topic/binary>>, 0}),