diff --git a/net/sched/cls_basic.c b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
index d76a35d..636d913 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_basic.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 			   struct nlattr **tb,
 			   struct nlattr *est)
 {
-	int err = -EINVAL;
+	int err;
 	struct tcf_exts e;
 	struct tcf_ematch_tree t;