diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c b/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c
index 371357d5e216..e9a83bb5bee5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c
@@ -162,15 +162,13 @@ static int configure_kgdboc(void)
 {
 	struct tty_driver *p;
 	int tty_line = 0;
-	int err;
+	int err = -ENODEV;
 	char *cptr = config;
 	struct console *cons;
 
-	err = kgdboc_option_setup(config);
-	if (err || !strlen(config) || isspace(config[0]))
+	if (!strlen(config) || isspace(config[0]))
 		goto noconfig;
 
-	err = -ENODEV;
 	kgdboc_io_ops.is_console = 0;
 	kgdb_tty_driver = NULL;