diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 7c161084f241..d6934dc8dcb6 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,6 @@ static __init int sctp_init(void)
 	if (status)
 		goto err_v6_add_protocol;
 
-	status = 0;
 out:
 	return status;
 err_v6_add_protocol: