diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 9f54a7252159..a91d4e12b724 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -664,7 +664,6 @@ static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct p
 	struct sta_priv *pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct qos_priv *pqospriv = &pmlmepriv->qospriv;
-	signed int res = _SUCCESS;
 	int ret;
 
 	_rtw_open_pktfile(pkt, &pktfile);
@@ -741,19 +740,15 @@ static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct p
 		psta = rtw_get_bcmc_stainfo(padapter);
 	} else {
 		psta = rtw_get_stainfo(pstapriv, pattrib->ra);
-		if (!psta)	{ /*  if we cannot get psta => drop the pkt */
-			res = _FAIL;
-			goto exit;
-		} else if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_AP_STATE) && !(psta->state & _FW_LINKED)) {
-			res = _FAIL;
-			goto exit;
-		}
+		if (!psta)	/*  if we cannot get psta => drop the pkt */
+			return _FAIL;
+		else if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_AP_STATE) && !(psta->state & _FW_LINKED))
+			return _FAIL;
 	}
 
 	if (!psta) {
 		/*  if we cannot get psta => drop the pkt */
-		res = _FAIL;
-		goto exit;
+		return _FAIL;
 	}
 
 	if (!(psta->state & _FW_LINKED))
@@ -762,8 +757,7 @@ static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct p
 	spin_lock_bh(&psta->lock);
 	if (update_attrib_sec_info(padapter, pattrib, psta) == _FAIL) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&psta->lock);
-		res = _FAIL;
-		goto exit;
+		return _FAIL;
 	}
 
 	update_attrib_phy_info(padapter, pattrib, psta);
@@ -799,9 +793,7 @@ static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct p
 	}
 
 	/* pattrib->priority = 5; force to used VI queue, for testing */
-
-exit:
-	return res;
+	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static s32 xmitframe_addmic(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)