diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index cafd6771a225..c7e7d3a0d6bb 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ long hrtimer_nanosleep(ktime_t rqtp, const enum hrtimer_mode mode, const clockid
 {
 	struct restart_block *restart;
 	struct hrtimer_sleeper t;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	hrtimer_setup_sleeper_on_stack(&t, clockid, mode);
 	hrtimer_set_expires_range_ns(&t.timer, rqtp, current->timer_slack_ns);