diff --git a/mm/secretmem.c b/mm/secretmem.c
index 6a44efb673b2..04c3ac9448a1 100644
--- a/mm/secretmem.c
+++ b/mm/secretmem.c
@@ -278,10 +278,8 @@ static struct file_system_type secretmem_fs = {
 
 static int __init secretmem_init(void)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-
 	if (!secretmem_enable)
-		return ret;
+		return 0;
 
 	secretmem_mnt = kern_mount(&secretmem_fs);
 	if (IS_ERR(secretmem_mnt))
@@ -290,6 +288,6 @@ static int __init secretmem_init(void)
 	/* prevent secretmem mappings from ever getting PROT_EXEC */
 	secretmem_mnt->mnt_flags |= MNT_NOEXEC;
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 fs_initcall(secretmem_init);