diff --git a/drivers/thermal/devfreq_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/devfreq_cooling.c
index d1b7c32e7406..01f0015f80dc 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/devfreq_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/devfreq_cooling.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static int devfreq_cooling_gen_tables(struct devfreq_cooling_device *dfc)
 		power_table = kcalloc(num_opps, sizeof(*power_table),
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!power_table)
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	freq_table = kcalloc(num_opps, sizeof(*freq_table),