diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
index 9430c835c434..b6788576e43b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
@@ -614,7 +614,6 @@ static int capture_release(struct file *file)
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 	struct video_device *vfd = priv->vdev.vfd;
 	struct vb2_queue *vq = &priv->q;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@ static int capture_release(struct file *file)
 
 	v4l2_fh_release(file);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct v4l2_file_operations capture_fops = {