diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index cf58e29cf746..c618e242490f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ static int __init inet_init(void)
 {
 	struct inet_protosw *q;
 	struct list_head *r;
-	int rc = -EINVAL;
+	int rc;
 
 	sock_skb_cb_check_size(sizeof(struct inet_skb_parm));