diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
index 0f538b8c3a07..d7da475f9d33 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/light.c
@@ -1000,11 +1000,7 @@ static int gb_lights_channel_config(struct gb_light *light,
 
 	light->has_flash = true;
 
-	ret = gb_lights_channel_flash_config(channel);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return ret;
+	return gb_lights_channel_flash_config(channel);
 }
 
 static int gb_lights_light_config(struct gb_lights *glights, u8 id)