diff --git a/drivers/misc/tsl2550.c b/drivers/misc/tsl2550.c
index 09db397df287..6d71865c8042 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/tsl2550.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/tsl2550.c
@@ -148,16 +148,14 @@ static int tsl2550_calculate_lux(u8 ch0, u8 ch1)
 	u16 c0 = count_lut[ch0];
 	u16 c1 = count_lut[ch1];
 
-	/*
-	 * Calculate ratio.
-	 * Note: the "128" is a scaling factor
-	 */
-	u8 r = 128;
-
 	/* Avoid division by 0 and count 1 cannot be greater than count 0 */
 	if (c1 <= c0)
 		if (c0) {
-			r = c1 * 128 / c0;
+			/*
+			 * Calculate ratio.
+			 * Note: the "128" is a scaling factor
+			 */
+			u8 r = c1 * 128 / c0;
 
 			/* Calculate LUX */
 			lux = ((c0 - c1) * ratio_lut[r]) / 256;