diff --git a/drivers/mtd/afs.c b/drivers/mtd/afs.c
index d09280ae12bd..a1eea50ce180 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/afs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/afs.c
@@ -87,25 +87,23 @@ afs_read_footer_v1(struct mtd_info *mtd, u_int *img_start, u_int *iis_start,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = 1;
-
 	/*
 	 * Does it contain the magic number?
 	 */
 	if (fs.signature != AFSV1_FOOTER_MAGIC)
-		ret = 0;
+		return 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check the checksum.
 	 */
 	if (word_sum(&fs, sizeof(fs) / sizeof(u32)) != 0xffffffff)
-		ret = 0;
+		return 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't touch the SIB.
 	 */
 	if (fs.type == 2)
-		ret = 0;
+		return 0;
 
 	*iis_start = fs.image_info_base & mask;
 	*img_start = fs.image_start & mask;
@@ -115,16 +113,16 @@ afs_read_footer_v1(struct mtd_info *mtd, u_int *img_start, u_int *iis_start,
 	 * be located after the footer structure.
 	 */
 	if (*iis_start >= ptr)
-		ret = 0;
+		return 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check the start of this image.  The image
 	 * data can not be located after this block.
 	 */
 	if (*img_start > off)
-		ret = 0;
+		return 0;
 
-	return ret;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -190,18 +188,17 @@ static int parse_afs_partitions(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 		ret = afs_read_footer_v1(mtd, &img_ptr, &iis_ptr, off, mask);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			break;
-		if (ret == 0)
-			continue;
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = afs_read_iis_v1(mtd, &iis, iis_ptr);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				break;
+			if (ret == 0)
+				continue;
 
-		ret = afs_read_iis_v1(mtd, &iis, iis_ptr);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			break;
-		if (ret == 0)
-			continue;
-
-		sz += sizeof(struct mtd_partition);
-		sz += strlen(iis.name) + 1;
-		idx += 1;
+			sz += sizeof(struct mtd_partition);
+			sz += strlen(iis.name) + 1;
+			idx += 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!sz)