diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index de65cb1e5f76..c30419a5e119 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -776,8 +776,6 @@ static void cgwb_remove_from_bdi_list(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 
 int bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	bdi->dev = NULL;
 
 	kref_init(&bdi->refcnt);
@@ -788,9 +786,7 @@ int bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->wb_list);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&bdi->wb_waitq);
 
-	ret = cgwb_bdi_init(bdi);
-
-	return ret;
+	return cgwb_bdi_init(bdi);
 }
 
 struct backing_dev_info *bdi_alloc(int node_id)