diff --git a/fs/cifs/xattr.c b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
index 3cb5c9e2d4e7..de50e749ff05 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ static int cifs_creation_time_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	pcreatetime = (__u64 *)value;
 	*pcreatetime = CIFS_I(inode)->createtime;
 	return sizeof(__u64);
-
-	return rc;
 }