diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index c144493e940b..d57b8bb7d423 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ __cpufreq_cooling_register(struct device_node *np,
 	struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_dev;
 	unsigned int min = 0, max = 0;
 	char dev_name[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
-	int ret = 0, i;
+	int ret, i;
 	struct cpufreq_policy policy;
 
 	if (!cpufreq_frequency_get_table(cpumask_first(clip_cpus))) {