diff --git a/fs/orangefs/inode.c b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
index 0c337d8bdaab..efb12197da18 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ out:
 int orangefs_getattr(const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
 		     u32 request_mask, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	int ret = -ENOENT;
+	int ret;
 	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_INODE_DEBUG,