diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l52.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l52.c
index 61599298fb26..f91136caa4c7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l52.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l52.c
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ static int cs42l52_set_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai, unsigned int fmt)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = codec_dai->codec;
 	struct cs42l52_private *cs42l52 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-	int ret = 0;
 	u8 iface = 0;
 
 	switch (fmt & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_MASTER_MASK) {
@@ -822,7 +821,7 @@ static int cs42l52_set_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai, unsigned int fmt)
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_IF:
 		break;
 	default:
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	cs42l52->config.format = iface;
 	snd_soc_write(codec, CS42L52_IFACE_CTL1, cs42l52->config.format);