diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
index 98dfd5f295a7128045161b50c7e18bb1b3b13ef4..1bb1129b04503364b403160d8612bfc4ad18ad15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
@@ -661,8 +661,6 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops sja1000_ethtool_ops = {
 
 int register_sja1000dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	if (!sja1000_probe_chip(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -673,9 +671,7 @@ int register_sja1000dev(struct net_device *dev)
 	set_reset_mode(dev);
 	chipset_init(dev);
 
-	ret =  register_candev(dev);
-
-	return ret;
+	return register_candev(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_sja1000dev);