diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 86afacb07e5f..ac8d848d7624 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -896,12 +896,13 @@ ip_vs_new_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_dest_user_kern *udest,
 {
 	struct ip_vs_dest *dest;
 	unsigned int atype, i;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	EnterFunction(2);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
 	if (udest->af == AF_INET6) {
+		int ret;
+
 		atype = ipv6_addr_type(&udest->addr.in6);
 		if ((!(atype & IPV6_ADDR_UNICAST) ||
 			atype & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) &&