diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
index fd30fbd0d33c..e6e35e6958f6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ qla4_82xx_start_firmware(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, uint32_t image_start)
 
 int qla4_82xx_try_start_fw(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
 {
-	int rval = QLA_ERROR;
+	int rval;
 
 	/*
 	 * FW Load priority: