diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
index 720aa752e17e..295222ec0f1a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ int gbaudio_module_update(struct gbaudio_codec_info *codec,
 	}
 
 	/* parse dai_id from AIF widget's stream_name */
-	ret = sscanf(w->sname, "%s %d %s", intf_name, &dai_id, dir);
-	if (ret < 3) {
+	if (sscanf(w->sname, "%s %d %s", intf_name, &dai_id, dir) != 3) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Error while parsing dai_id for %s\n", w->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}