diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
index f5cb88601359..e5ad5162bf34 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
@@ -1379,21 +1379,16 @@ struct nd_namespace_common *nvdimm_namespace_common_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct nd_btt *nd_btt = is_nd_btt(dev) ? to_nd_btt(dev) : NULL;
 	struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn = is_nd_pfn(dev) ? to_nd_pfn(dev) : NULL;
-	struct nd_namespace_common *ndns;
+	struct nd_namespace_common *ndns = NULL;
 	resource_size_t size;
 
 	if (nd_btt || nd_pfn) {
-		struct device *host = NULL;
-
-		if (nd_btt) {
-			host = &nd_btt->dev;
+		if (nd_btt)
 			ndns = nd_btt->ndns;
-		} else if (nd_pfn) {
-			host = &nd_pfn->dev;
+		else if (nd_pfn)
 			ndns = nd_pfn->ndns;
-		}
 
-		if (!ndns || !host)
+		if (!ndns)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
 		/*
@@ -1404,12 +1399,12 @@ struct nd_namespace_common *nvdimm_namespace_common_probe(struct device *dev)
 		device_unlock(&ndns->dev);
 		if (ndns->dev.driver) {
 			dev_dbg(&ndns->dev, "is active, can't bind %s\n",
-					dev_name(host));
+					dev_name(dev));
 			return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 		}
-		if (dev_WARN_ONCE(&ndns->dev, ndns->claim != host,
+		if (dev_WARN_ONCE(&ndns->dev, ndns->claim != dev,
 					"host (%s) vs claim (%s) mismatch\n",
-					dev_name(host),
+					dev_name(dev),
 					dev_name(ndns->claim)))
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
 	} else {