diff --git a/fs/jffs2/xattr.c b/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
index 25bc1ae08648..4da09ce1d1f5 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,6 @@ int jffs2_garbage_collect_xattr_datum(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_xatt
 	rc = jffs2_reserve_space_gc(c, totlen, &length, JFFS2_SUMMARY_XATTR_SIZE);
 	if (rc) {
 		JFFS2_WARNING("jffs2_reserve_space_gc()=%d, request=%u\n", rc, totlen);
-		rc = rc ? rc : -EBADFD;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	rc = save_xattr_datum(c, xd);