diff --git a/mm/hmm.c b/mm/hmm.c
index bd56641c79d4..af71aac3140e 100644
--- a/mm/hmm.c
+++ b/mm/hmm.c
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ static int hmm_vma_walk_pud(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 	struct hmm_range *range = hmm_vma_walk->range;
 	unsigned long addr = start;
 	pud_t pud;
-	int ret = 0;
 	spinlock_t *ptl = pud_trans_huge_lock(pudp, walk->vma);
 
 	if (!ptl)
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ static int hmm_vma_walk_pud(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(ptl);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 #else
 #define hmm_vma_walk_pud	NULL