diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index edbaac6c0573..bf0345577672 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ lo_splice_actor(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct pipe_buffer *buf,
 	struct loop_device *lo = p->lo;
 	struct page *page = buf->page;
 	sector_t IV;
-	size_t size;
-	int ret;
+	int size, ret;
 
 	ret = buf->ops->confirm(pipe, buf);
 	if (unlikely(ret))