diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/pci-swiotlb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/pci-swiotlb.c
index b47edb8f5256..36049af2715e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/pci-swiotlb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/pci-swiotlb.c
@@ -68,12 +68,10 @@ static struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops = {
  */
 int __init pci_swiotlb_detect_override(void)
 {
-	int use_swiotlb = swiotlb | swiotlb_force;
-
 	if (swiotlb_force)
 		swiotlb = 1;
 
-	return use_swiotlb;
+	return swiotlb;
 }
 IOMMU_INIT_FINISH(pci_swiotlb_detect_override,
 		  pci_xen_swiotlb_detect,