diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index cf0215734ceb..4773ad6ec111 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static ssize_t netdev_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct net_device *netdev = to_net_dev(dev);
 	struct net *net = dev_net(netdev);
 	unsigned long new;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;