diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index b39e7ef8c0d4..d50339ef6f05 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -331,8 +331,6 @@ static int linehandle_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, void __user *ip)
 		dev_dbg(&gdev->dev, "registered chardev handle for line %d\n",
 			offset);
 	}
-	/* Let i point at the last handle */
-	i--;
 	lh->num_descs = handlereq.lines;
 
 	fd = get_unused_fd_flags(O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);