diff --git a/drivers/iommu/virtio-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/virtio-iommu.c
index 3ea9d76..d8f29c8 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/virtio-iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/virtio-iommu.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
  */
 static int __viommu_sync_req(struct viommu_dev *viommu)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned int len;
 	size_t write_len;
 	struct viommu_request *req;
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@
 		kfree(req);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int viommu_sync_req(struct viommu_dev *viommu)