diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion-ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion-ioctl.c
index a27865b94416..e020a23d05f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion-ioctl.c
@@ -64,14 +64,10 @@ static struct ion_handle *pass_to_user(struct ion_handle *handle)
 }
 
 /* Must hold the client lock */
-static int user_ion_handle_put_nolock(struct ion_handle *handle)
+static void user_ion_handle_put_nolock(struct ion_handle *handle)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	if (--handle->user_ref_count == 0)
-		ret = ion_handle_put_nolock(handle);
-
-	return ret;
+		ion_handle_put_nolock(handle);
 }
 
 static void user_ion_free_nolock(struct ion_client *client,