diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 8317a37dea0b..be8c680121e4 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static int audit_compare_rule(struct audit_krule *a, struct audit_krule *b)
 static inline int audit_dupe_lsm_field(struct audit_field *df,
 					   struct audit_field *sf)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 	char *lsm_str;
 
 	/* our own copy of lsm_str */