diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
index fb7aeb1899a4..c2afdb26039e 100644
--- a/mm/sparse.c
+++ b/mm/sparse.c
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static struct page * __meminit section_activate(int nid, unsigned long pfn,
 	struct mem_section *ms = __pfn_to_section(pfn);
 	struct mem_section_usage *usage = NULL;
 	struct page *memmap;
-	int rc = 0;
+	int rc;
 
 	if (!ms->usage) {
 		usage = kzalloc(mem_section_usage_size(), GFP_KERNEL);