diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
index a208cb348437..d9de83ab0267 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
@@ -55,11 +55,7 @@ static int dio24_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 
 	/* 8255 dio */
 	s = &dev->subdevices[0];
-	ret = subdev_8255_init(dev, s, NULL, 0x00);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return 0;
+	return subdev_8255_init(dev, s, NULL, 0x00);
 }
 
 static struct comedi_driver driver_dio24 = {