diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 14d85ca1e435..12fd10a6c190 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -2395,7 +2395,6 @@ static int dpcm_run_update_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 	/* Only start the BE if the FE is ready */
 	if (fe->dpcm[stream].state == SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_HW_FREE ||
 		fe->dpcm[stream].state == SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_CLOSE) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: FE %s is not ready %d\n",
 			fe->dai_link->name, fe->dpcm[stream].state);
 		ret = -EINVAL;