diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index 24a8f5ac96e5..58998f2f2b09 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -1796,11 +1796,9 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_gen_ie(struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct iw_request_info *info,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	int ret;
 	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)rtw_netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	ret = rtw_set_wpa_ie(padapter, extra, wrqu->data.length);
-	return ret;
+	return rtw_set_wpa_ie(padapter, extra, wrqu->data.length);
 }
 
 static int rtw_wx_set_auth(struct net_device *dev,