diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/cadence_master.c b/drivers/soundwire/cadence_master.c
index 25950422b085..9a9b6110e763 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/cadence_master.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/cadence_master.c
@@ -822,7 +822,6 @@ irqreturn_t sdw_cdns_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct sdw_cdns *cdns = dev_id;
 	u32 int_status;
-	int ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 
 	/* Check if the link is up */
 	if (!cdns->link_up)
@@ -900,7 +899,7 @@ irqreturn_t sdw_cdns_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	cdns_writel(cdns, CDNS_MCP_INTSTAT, int_status);
-	return ret;
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sdw_cdns_irq);