diff --git a/mm/secretmem.c b/mm/secretmem.c
index 14f49c0aa66e..d1986ce2e7c7 100644
--- a/mm/secretmem.c
+++ b/mm/secretmem.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static int secretmem_init(void)
 
 	secretmem_mnt = kern_mount(&secretmem_fs);
 	if (IS_ERR(secretmem_mnt))
-		ret = PTR_ERR(secretmem_mnt);
+		return PTR_ERR(secretmem_mnt);
 
 	/* prevent secretmem mappings from ever getting PROT_EXEC */
 	secretmem_mnt->mnt_flags |= MNT_NOEXEC;