diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
index bb82e6b1ff4e..625c92521416 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ static void __exit exit_o2nm(void)
 
 static int __init init_o2nm(void)
 {
-	int ret = -1;
+	int ret;
 
 	o2hb_init();