diff --git a/kernel/bpf/devmap.c b/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
index 5ae7cce5ef16..b58a33ca8a27 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ static u64 dev_map_bitmap_size(const union bpf_attr *attr)
 static struct bpf_map *dev_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct bpf_dtab *dtab;
-	int err = -EINVAL;
 	u64 cost;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/xskmap.c b/kernel/bpf/xskmap.c
index 22066c28ba61..413d75f4fc72 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/xskmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/xskmap.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ struct xsk_map {
 
 static struct bpf_map *xsk_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 {
-	int cpu, err = -EINVAL;
 	struct xsk_map *m;
+	int cpu, err;
 	u64 cost;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))