diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/nrs.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/nrs.c
index d5fd7215c72f..371af9c7ba89 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/nrs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/nrs.c
@@ -912,7 +912,6 @@ static int nrs_register_policies_locked(struct ptlrpc_nrs *nrs)
 static int nrs_svcpt_setup_locked0(struct ptlrpc_nrs *nrs,
 				   struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
 {
-	int				rc;
 	enum ptlrpc_nrs_queue_type	queue;
 
 	LASSERT(mutex_is_locked(&nrs_core.nrs_mutex));
@@ -930,9 +929,7 @@ static int nrs_svcpt_setup_locked0(struct ptlrpc_nrs *nrs,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nrs->nrs_policy_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nrs->nrs_policy_queued);
 
-	rc = nrs_register_policies_locked(nrs);
-
-	return rc;
+	return nrs_register_policies_locked(nrs);
 }
 
 /**