diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index ef2e5111fb3a..201347b4e127 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static int ipip6_tunnel_get_prl(struct net_device *dev, struct ip_tunnel_prl __u
 	struct ip_tunnel_prl kprl, *kp;
 	struct ip_tunnel_prl_entry *prl;
 	unsigned int cmax, c = 0, ca, len;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (dev == dev_to_sit_net(dev)->fb_tunnel_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;