diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops.h
index 3416c8baceb6..cfcf6f84d2cf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops.h
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@
  */
 static inline int rtw_inc_and_chk_continual_urb_error(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj)
 {
-	int ret = false;
-	int value;
-	value = atomic_inc_return(&dvobj->continual_urb_error);
-	if (value > MAX_CONTINUAL_URB_ERR)
-		ret = true;
+	int value = atomic_inc_return(&dvobj->continual_urb_error);
 
-	return ret;
+	if (value > MAX_CONTINUAL_URB_ERR)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 /*