diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c
index 27b6e664e59d..b0144229cf3b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c
@@ -1789,7 +1789,6 @@ static void unlock_expected_tids(struct qib_ctxtdata *rcd)
 
 static int qib_close(struct inode *in, struct file *fp)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct qib_filedata *fd;
 	struct qib_ctxtdata *rcd;
 	struct qib_devdata *dd;
@@ -1873,7 +1872,7 @@ static int qib_close(struct inode *in, struct file *fp)
 
 bail:
 	kfree(fd);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int qib_ctxt_info(struct file *fp, struct qib_ctxt_info __user *uinfo)