diff --git a/net/core/netevent.c b/net/core/netevent.c
index f17ccd291d39..8b3bc4fac613 100644
--- a/net/core/netevent.c
+++ b/net/core/netevent.c
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(netevent_notif_chain);
  */
 int register_netevent_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
-	int err;
-
-	err = atomic_notifier_chain_register(&netevent_notif_chain, nb);
-	return err;
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&netevent_notif_chain, nb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_netevent_notifier);