diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index ae907a9c2050..bff92dea5ab3 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -624,14 +624,12 @@ static vm_fault_t __do_huge_pmd_anonymous_page(struct vm_fault *vmf,
 
 		/* Deliver the page fault to userland */
 		if (userfaultfd_missing(vma)) {
-			vm_fault_t ret2;
-
 			spin_unlock(vmf->ptl);
 			put_page(page);
 			pte_free(vma->vm_mm, pgtable);
-			ret2 = handle_userfault(vmf, VM_UFFD_MISSING);
-			VM_BUG_ON(ret2 & VM_FAULT_FALLBACK);
-			return ret2;
+			ret = handle_userfault(vmf, VM_UFFD_MISSING);
+			VM_BUG_ON(ret & VM_FAULT_FALLBACK);
+			return ret;
 		}
 
 		entry = mk_huge_pmd(page, vma->vm_page_prot);