diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c
index 9d6c0fc120d7..bbd00d96b7a8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ static void ipmi_register_bmc(int iface, struct device *dev)
 	ipmi_dev_release(ipmi_device);
 err_ref:
 	put_device(smi_data.dev);
-	return;
 }
 
 static void ipmi_bmc_gone(int iface)