diff --git a/fs/dlm/dir.c b/fs/dlm/dir.c
index 45ebbe602bbf..b6692f81ec83 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/dir.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/dir.c
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ int dlm_recover_directory(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 
 		for (;;) {
 			int left;
-			error = dlm_recovery_stopped(ls);
-			if (error) {
+			if (dlm_recovery_stopped(ls)) {
 				error = -EINTR;
 				goto out_free;
 			}
diff --git a/fs/dlm/member.c b/fs/dlm/member.c
index 731d489aa323..61f906e705db 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/member.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/member.c
@@ -442,8 +442,7 @@ static int ping_members(struct dlm_ls *ls)
 	int error = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(memb, &ls->ls_nodes, list) {
-		error = dlm_recovery_stopped(ls);
-		if (error) {
+		if (dlm_recovery_stopped(ls)) {
 			error = -EINTR;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/dlm/recoverd.c b/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
index 97d052cea5a9..a55dfce705dd 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/recoverd.c
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ static int ls_recover(struct dlm_ls *ls, struct dlm_recover *rv)
 
 	dlm_recover_waiters_pre(ls);
 
-	error = dlm_recovery_stopped(ls);
-	if (error) {
+	if (dlm_recovery_stopped(ls)) {
 		error = -EINTR;
 		goto fail;
 	}