diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_auth.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_auth.c
index 800ac39f3213..74ce0c29c960 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_auth.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_auth.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static void drm_drop_master(struct drm_device *dev,
 int drm_dropmaster_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			 struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->master_mutex);