diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 47ccaa81b660..b1aa7dd701f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -5317,7 +5317,7 @@ s32 host_int_get_rx_power_level(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *hWFIDrv, u8 *pu8RxPowerLevel,
  */
 int host_int_set_mac_chnl_num(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *wfi_drv, u8 channel)
 {
-	int result = 0;
+	int result;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 
 	if (!wfi_drv) {
@@ -5334,10 +5334,10 @@ int host_int_set_mac_chnl_num(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *wfi_drv, u8 channel)
 	result = wilc_mq_send(&gMsgQHostIF, &msg, sizeof(struct host_if_msg));
 	if (result) {
 		PRINT_ER("wilc mq send fail\n");
-		result = -EINVAL;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return result;
+	return 0;
 }