diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index f1fe9ede1edb..f6fa2715b450 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -6363,10 +6363,9 @@ static void ipv6_ifa_notify(int event, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 static int addrconf_sysctl_forward(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 		void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
+	struct ctl_table lctl;
 	int *valp = ctl->data;
 	int val = *valp;
-	loff_t pos = *ppos;
-	struct ctl_table lctl;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -6382,8 +6381,6 @@ static int addrconf_sysctl_forward(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 
 	if (write)
 		ret = addrconf_fixup_forwarding(ctl, valp, val);
-	if (ret)
-		*ppos = pos;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -6462,10 +6459,9 @@ static int addrconf_disable_ipv6(const struct ctl_table *table, int *p, int newf
 static int addrconf_sysctl_disable(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 		void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
+	struct ctl_table lctl;
 	int *valp = ctl->data;
 	int val = *valp;
-	loff_t pos = *ppos;
-	struct ctl_table lctl;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -6481,8 +6477,6 @@ static int addrconf_sysctl_disable(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 
 	if (write)
 		ret = addrconf_disable_ipv6(ctl, valp, val);
-	if (ret)
-		*ppos = pos;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -6667,10 +6661,9 @@ int addrconf_sysctl_ignore_routes_with_linkdown(const struct ctl_table *ctl,
 						size_t *lenp,
 						loff_t *ppos)
 {
+	struct ctl_table lctl;
 	int *valp = ctl->data;
 	int val = *valp;
-	loff_t pos = *ppos;
-	struct ctl_table lctl;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* ctl->data points to idev->cnf.ignore_routes_when_linkdown
@@ -6685,8 +6678,6 @@ int addrconf_sysctl_ignore_routes_with_linkdown(const struct ctl_table *ctl,
 
 	if (write)
 		ret = addrconf_fixup_linkdown(ctl, valp, val);
-	if (ret)
-		*ppos = pos;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -6767,10 +6758,9 @@ int addrconf_disable_policy(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int *valp, int val)
 static int addrconf_sysctl_disable_policy(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 				   void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
+	struct ctl_table lctl;
 	int *valp = ctl->data;
 	int val = *valp;
-	loff_t pos = *ppos;
-	struct ctl_table lctl;
 	int ret;
 
 	lctl = *ctl;
@@ -6782,9 +6772,6 @@ static int addrconf_sysctl_disable_policy(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write
 	if (write && (*valp != val))
 		ret = addrconf_disable_policy(ctl, valp, val);
 
-	if (ret)
-		*ppos = pos;
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -6816,7 +6803,6 @@ static int addrconf_sysctl_force_forwarding(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int wri
 	int *valp = ctl->data;
 	int new_val = *valp;
 	int old_val = *valp;
-	loff_t pos = *ppos;
 	int ret;
 
 	tmp_ctl.extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO;
@@ -6852,8 +6838,6 @@ static int addrconf_sysctl_force_forwarding(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int wri
 		rtnl_net_unlock(net);
 	}
 
-	if (ret)
-		*ppos = pos;
 	return ret;
 }