diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 1ab8e35d069b..bbcde546f9f7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ ssize_t trace_seq_to_user(struct trace_seq *s, char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt)
 static ssize_t trace_seq_to_buffer(struct trace_seq *s, void *buf, size_t cnt)
 {
 	int len;
-	void *ret;
 
 	if (s->len <= s->readpos)
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -637,9 +636,7 @@ static ssize_t trace_seq_to_buffer(struct trace_seq *s, void *buf, size_t cnt)
 	len = s->len - s->readpos;
 	if (cnt > len)
 		cnt = len;
-	ret = memcpy(buf, s->buffer + s->readpos, cnt);
-	if (!ret)
-		return -EFAULT;
+	memcpy(buf, s->buffer + s->readpos, cnt);
 
 	s->readpos += cnt;
 	return cnt;