diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 0d7368d43619..382db3c045f3 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ static int sysfs_bin_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->sd))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	rc = -EINVAL;
 	if (!battr->mmap)
 		goto out_put;