diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index a57e7c72c7f4..bb63e2b93ff7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	struct nfs_direct_req *dreq;
 	struct nfs_lock_context *l_ctx;
-	ssize_t result = -EINVAL, requested;
+	ssize_t result, requested;
 	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	nfs_add_stats(mapping->host, NFSIOS_DIRECTREADBYTES, count);