diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
index 2e2bf7428cd1..6caf4459e981 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
@@ -482,11 +482,8 @@ static struct pernet_operations ip_vs_ftp_ops = {
 
 static int __init ip_vs_ftp_init(void)
 {
-	int rv;
-
-	rv = register_pernet_subsys(&ip_vs_ftp_ops);
 	/* rcu_barrier() is called by netns on error */
-	return rv;
+	return register_pernet_subsys(&ip_vs_ftp_ops);
 }
 
 /*