diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 4d8fd22ae9e8..aeae5f25a768 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -2098,7 +2098,6 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, u8 *mac)
 	/* Force the VF driver stop so it has to reload with new MAC address */
 	i40e_vc_disable_vf(pf, vf);
 	dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "Reload the VF driver to make this change effective.\n");
-	ret = 0;
 
 error_param:
 	return ret;