diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 93a00d8..1bff752 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -158,13 +158,10 @@
 static inline int
 ext4_xattr_check_block(struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	int error;
-
 	if (BHDR(bh)->h_magic != cpu_to_le32(EXT4_XATTR_MAGIC) ||
 	    BHDR(bh)->h_blocks != cpu_to_le32(1))
 		return -EIO;
-	error = ext4_xattr_check_names(BFIRST(bh), bh->b_data + bh->b_size);
-	return error;
+	return ext4_xattr_check_names(BFIRST(bh), bh->b_data + bh->b_size);
 }
 
 static inline int