diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
index f170c5678289..5d059866d17a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static int pca953x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct pca953x_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 	struct pca953x_chip *chip = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (pdata && pdata->teardown) {
 		ret = pdata->teardown(client, chip->gpio_chip.base,