diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
index 3898a9e6d3c6..5ec5d9d24032 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ sid_to_id(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_sid *psid,
 	saved_cred = override_creds(root_cred);
 	sidkey = request_key(&cifs_idmap_key_type, sidstr, "");
 	if (IS_ERR(sidkey)) {
-		rc = -EINVAL;
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: Can't map SID %s to a %cid\n",
 			 __func__, sidstr, sidtype == SIDOWNER ? 'u' : 'g');
 		goto out_revert_creds;
@@ -410,7 +409,6 @@ sid_to_id(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_sid *psid,
 	 */
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(uid_t) != sizeof(gid_t));
 	if (sidkey->datalen != sizeof(uid_t)) {
-		rc = -EIO;
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: Downcall contained malformed key (datalen=%hu)\n",
 			 __func__, sidkey->datalen);
 		key_invalidate(sidkey);