diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_arasan_cf.c b/drivers/ata/pata_arasan_cf.c
index be5fbcedecbf..ebecab8c3f36 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_arasan_cf.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_arasan_cf.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static int arasan_cf_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *res;
 	u32 quirk;
 	irq_handler_t irq_handler = NULL;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	if (!res)