diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 0dbdb98fdf2d..38ef91a63edd 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -766,7 +766,6 @@ static int perform_atomic_semop(struct sem_array *sma, struct sem_queue *q)
 	for (sop = sops; sop < sops + nsops; sop++) {
 		curr = &sma->sems[sop->sem_num];
 		sem_op = sop->sem_op;
-		result = curr->semval;
 
 		if (sop->sem_flg & SEM_UNDO) {
 			int undo = un->semadj[sop->sem_num] - sem_op;
@@ -1430,7 +1429,6 @@ static int semctl_main(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid, int semnum,
 	if (err)
 		goto out_rcu_wakeup;
 
-	err = -EACCES;
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case GETALL:
 	{