diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 09dcd54b04e1..92a1533af4e0 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ static struct publication *publ_create(u32 type, u32 lower, u32 upper,
  */
 static struct sub_seq *tipc_subseq_alloc(u32 cnt)
 {
-	struct sub_seq *sseq = kcalloc(cnt, sizeof(struct sub_seq), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	return sseq;
+	return kcalloc(cnt, sizeof(struct sub_seq), GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index c081a7632302..5fd4c8cec08e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -832,17 +832,14 @@ exit:
  */
 int __tipc_disconnect(struct tipc_port *tp_ptr)
 {
-	int res;
-
 	if (tp_ptr->connected) {
 		tp_ptr->connected = 0;
 		/* let timer expire on it's own to avoid deadlock! */
 		tipc_nodesub_unsubscribe(&tp_ptr->subscription);
-		res = 0;
-	} else {
-		res = -ENOTCONN;
+		return 0;
 	}
-	return res;
+
+	return -ENOTCONN;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 3b61851bb927..32037c57937d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ static int tipc_sk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 int tipc_sock_create_local(int type, struct socket **res)
 {
 	int rc;
-	struct sock *sk;
 
 	rc = sock_create_lite(AF_TIPC, type, 0, res);
 	if (rc < 0) {
@@ -248,8 +247,6 @@ int tipc_sock_create_local(int type, struct socket **res)
 	}
 	tipc_sk_create(&init_net, *res, 0, 1);
 
-	sk = (*res)->sk;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1311,14 +1308,12 @@ static u32 filter_connect(struct tipc_sock *tsock, struct sk_buff **buf)
 static unsigned int rcvbuf_limit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
 {
 	struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(buf);
-	unsigned int limit;
 
 	if (msg_connected(msg))
-		limit = sysctl_tipc_rmem[2];
-	else
-		limit = sk->sk_rcvbuf >> TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE <<
-			msg_importance(msg);
-	return limit;
+		return sysctl_tipc_rmem[2];
+
+	return sk->sk_rcvbuf >> TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE <<
+		msg_importance(msg);
 }
 
 /**