diff --git a/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can.c b/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can.c
index cac1c884c05f..2049a3e96097 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/can/auto_init_can.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ void auto_init_candev(void)
         case CAN_DRIVER_STM32:
             candev_stm32_init(&can_stm32[config_index], &can_config_candev_stm32[config_index]);
             device = (candev_t *)&can_stm32[config_index];
-            name = can_stm32_thread_names[config_index];
             snprintf(name, NAME_LENGTH - 1, CAN_STM32_NAME"_%d", config_index);
             break;
 #endif