diff --git a/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread.c b/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread.c
index de80754216..6c55f6cd38 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread.c
+++ b/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ ssize_t lib_fread(FAR void *ptr, size_t count, FAR FILE *stream)
   if (!stream || (stream->fs_oflags & O_RDOK) == 0)
     {
       set_errno(EBADF);
-      bytes_read = -1;
     }
   else
     {