diff --git a/source3/groupdb/mapping.c b/source3/groupdb/mapping.c
index 1e25c5637dc..ed57955edc9 100644
--- a/source3/groupdb/mapping.c
+++ b/source3/groupdb/mapping.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ NTSTATUS pdb_default_set_aliasinfo(struct pdb_methods *methods,
 				   const struct dom_sid *sid,
 				   struct acct_info *info)
 {
-	NTSTATUS status = NT_STATUS_OK;
+	NTSTATUS status;
 	GROUP_MAP *map;
 
 	map = talloc_zero(NULL, GROUP_MAP);