diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qce/core.c b/drivers/crypto/qce/core.c
index e8d5f5a65f00..f50bffa7e0aa 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qce/core.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qce/core.c
@@ -71,19 +71,17 @@ static int devm_qce_register_algs(struct qce_device *qce)
 
 static int qce_handle_request(struct crypto_async_request *async_req)
 {
-	int ret = -EINVAL, i;
+	int i;
 	const struct qce_algo_ops *ops;
 	u32 type = crypto_tfm_alg_type(async_req->tfm);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(qce_ops); i++) {
 		ops = qce_ops[i];
-		if (type != ops->type)
-			continue;
-		ret = ops->async_req_handle(async_req);
-		break;
+		if (type == ops->type)
+			return ops->async_req_handle(async_req);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int qce_handle_queue(struct qce_device *qce,