diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91.c
index f4cd0b9b2438b3548fafa4746b6c6a6cf8874bb4..6cfe534ab27e31fda375b266b82061fccaa971a3 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91.c
@@ -1240,8 +1240,7 @@ static int at91_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (!info->pctl) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not register AT91 pinctrl driver\n");
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* We will handle a range of GPIO pins */
@@ -1252,9 +1251,6 @@ static int at91_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "initialized AT91 pinctrl driver\n");
 
 	return 0;
-
-err:
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int at91_pinctrl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)