diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
index dd0a3b889674..9299e7975f31 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static int thermal_genl_cmd_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct param p = { .msg = skb };
 	const struct genl_dumpit_info *info = genl_dumpit_info(cb);
 	int cmd = info->ops->cmd;
-	int ret = -EMSGSIZE;
+	int ret;
 	void *hdr;
 
 	hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, 0, &thermal_gnl_family, 0, cmd);