diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/usb_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
index 0a7fa0a9c9af..c7df5212fc57 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ static int usb_read_port(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, u32 addr, u32 cnt,
 
 void rtl8723au_xmit_tasklet(void *priv)
 {
-	int ret = false;
+	int ret;
 	struct rtw_adapter *padapter = (struct rtw_adapter *)priv;
 	struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;