diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
index 98a2daaae30c..933e4815dac8 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ sys_cacheflush (unsigned long addr, int scope, int cache, unsigned long len)
 		 * Verify that the specified address region actually belongs
 		 * to this process.
 		 */
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		down_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 		vma = find_vma(current->mm, addr);
 		if (!vma || addr < vma->vm_start || addr + len > vma->vm_end)