diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/huawei_cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/huawei_cdc_ncm.c
index 099d8482700420c63181af77387c88b17a3dbc18..a87f0dabcdb7c393b64bf4677d9b7d0b93724369 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/huawei_cdc_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/huawei_cdc_ncm.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int huawei_cdc_ncm_bind(struct usbnet *usbnet_dev,
 {
 	struct cdc_ncm_ctx *ctx;
 	struct usb_driver *subdriver = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-	int ret = -ENODEV;
+	int ret;
 	struct huawei_cdc_ncm_state *drvstate = (void *)&usbnet_dev->data;
 	int drvflags = 0;