diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
index 4238eb28889f..1d67fcbf7160 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
@@ -1618,16 +1618,12 @@ static void o2net_start_connect(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* watch for racing with tearing a node down */
 	node = o2nm_get_node_by_num(o2net_num_from_nn(nn));
-	if (node == NULL) {
-		ret = 0;
+	if (node == NULL)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	mynode = o2nm_get_node_by_num(o2nm_this_node());
-	if (mynode == NULL) {
-		ret = 0;
+	if (mynode == NULL)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	spin_lock(&nn->nn_lock);
 	/*