diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.c b/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.c
index 1cda54b59854..1b155f40b106 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static int max9867_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 		const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct max9867_priv *max9867;
-	int ret = 0, reg;
+	int ret, reg;
 
 	max9867 = devm_kzalloc(&i2c->dev, sizeof(*max9867), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!max9867)
@@ -497,10 +497,8 @@ static int max9867_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	dev_info(&i2c->dev, "device revision: %x\n", reg);
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_component(&i2c->dev, &max9867_component,
 			max9867_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(max9867_dai));
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to register component: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
 	return ret;
 }