diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index d8daf6c55d2b..a53998cba804 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -668,7 +668,6 @@ static void unoptimize_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, bool force)
 static int reuse_unused_kprobe(struct kprobe *ap)
 {
 	struct optimized_kprobe *op;
-	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(!kprobe_unused(ap));
 	/*
@@ -682,9 +681,8 @@ static int reuse_unused_kprobe(struct kprobe *ap)
 	/* Enable the probe again */
 	ap->flags &= ~KPROBE_FLAG_DISABLED;
 	/* Optimize it again (remove from op->list) */
-	ret = kprobe_optready(ap);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (!kprobe_optready(ap))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	optimize_kprobe(ap);
 	return 0;