diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
index 4e7366ab187f..e28ebf3c1c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
@@ -357,8 +357,6 @@ int mmc_sd_switch_hs(struct mmc_card *card)
 	if (card->sw_caps.hs_max_dtr == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	err = -EIO;
-
 	status = kmalloc(64, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!status) {
 		pr_err("%s: could not allocate a buffer for "