diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index ab671cdd4cfb..b7d1b1ea185d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ int sas_ex_phy_discover(struct domain_device *dev, int single)
 static int sas_expander_discover(struct domain_device *dev)
 {
 	struct expander_device *ex = &dev->ex_dev;
-	int res = -ENOMEM;
+	int res;
 
 	ex->ex_phy = kcalloc(ex->num_phys, sizeof(*ex->ex_phy), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ex->ex_phy)