diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index d86edc8d3fd0..25b018efb8ab 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -1054,13 +1054,11 @@ static int
 v9fs_vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 struct kstat *stat)
 {
-	int err;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 	struct p9_wstat *st;
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "dentry: %p\n", dentry);
-	err = -EPERM;
 	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
 		generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);