diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index abafda1f637b..18176d0b75d7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 static int gfs2_aspace_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
-	int err;
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *head;
 	int nr_underway = 0;
 	int write_op = (1 << BIO_RW_META) | ((wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ?
@@ -86,11 +85,10 @@ static int gfs2_aspace_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wb
 	} while (bh != head);
 	unlock_page(page);
 
-	err = 0;
 	if (nr_underway == 0)
 		end_page_writeback(page);
 
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 const struct address_space_operations gfs2_meta_aops = {