diff --git a/bin/is b/bin/is
index cef55db438a32e8795fab8b6213a7299a6333f87..f0844185724d8426c94a31cfb2d29d47ddf130d6 100755
--- a/bin/is
+++ b/bin/is
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def c_new(parser, args):
     '''
     Create a new source image
     '''
-    simg = SourceImage.create(args.path)
+    SourceImage.create(args.path)
 
 def c_build(parser, args):
     '''