diff --git a/security/lsm_audit.c b/security/lsm_audit.c
index 82ce14933513..5a5016ef43b0 100644
--- a/security/lsm_audit.c
+++ b/security/lsm_audit.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ int ipv6_skb_to_auditdata(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	ad->u.net->v6info.saddr = ip6->saddr;
 	ad->u.net->v6info.daddr = ip6->daddr;
-	ret = 0;
 	/* IPv6 can have several extension header before the Transport header
 	 * skip them */
 	offset = skb_network_offset(skb);