diff --git a/src/transport/multicast/link/rx.c b/src/transport/multicast/link/rx.c
index 52e9d788f..98af31427 100644
--- a/src/transport/multicast/link/rx.c
+++ b/src/transport/multicast/link/rx.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int8_t _z_multicast_recv_t_msg_na(_z_transport_multicast_t *ztm, _z_transport_me
     } while (false);  // The 1-iteration loop to use continue to break the entire loop on error
 
     // Wrap the main buffer for to_read bytes
-    _z_zbuf_t zbuf = _z_zbuf_view(&ztm->_zbuf, to_read);
+    _z_zbuf_view(&ztm->_zbuf, to_read);
 
     if (ret == _Z_RES_OK) {
         _Z_DEBUG(">> \t transport_message_decode\n");
diff --git a/src/transport/unicast/link/rx.c b/src/transport/unicast/link/rx.c
index f5a0025d4..e8a945b46 100644
--- a/src/transport/unicast/link/rx.c
+++ b/src/transport/unicast/link/rx.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int8_t _z_unicast_recv_t_msg_na(_z_transport_unicast_t *ztu, _z_transport_messag
     } while (false);  // The 1-iteration loop to use continue to break the entire loop on error
 
     // Wrap the main buffer for to_read bytes
-    _z_zbuf_t zbuf = _z_zbuf_view(&ztu->_zbuf, to_read);
+    _z_zbuf_view(&ztu->_zbuf, to_read);
 
     if (ret == _Z_RES_OK) {
         _Z_DEBUG(">> \t transport_message_decode\n");