diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 0a0263a364f2..4ffd5957637a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ static void nvme_tcp_reconnect_or_remove(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 static int nvme_tcp_setup_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, bool new)
 {
 	struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts = ctrl->opts;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 
 	ret = nvme_tcp_configure_admin_queue(ctrl, new);
 	if (ret)