diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/netlink_k.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/netlink_k.c
index b7e5e706d37a..cf0b47cb1ceb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/netlink_k.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/netlink_k.c
@@ -151,6 +151,5 @@ int netlink_send(struct sock *sock, int group, u16 type, void *msg, int len)
 		pr_err("netlink_broadcast g=%d, t=%d, l=%d, r=%d\n",
 		       group, type, len, ret);
 	}
-	ret = 0;
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c
index 39ca34031a6b..30829875da2e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/usb_boot.c
@@ -357,7 +357,5 @@ int usb_emergency(struct usb_device *usbdev)
 		return ret;
 	dev_info(&usbdev->dev, "GCT Emergency: Filesystem download success.\n");
 
-	ret = em_fw_reset(usbdev);
-
-	return ret;
+	return em_fw_reset(usbdev);
 }