diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 7cd61a5f520557f1991e6e2d093c3c4133ed4307..beac0258c2a8f3a0cbad52ec9adf12e019264626 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -916,7 +916,6 @@ int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 	return commit_creds(new);
 
 no_change:
-	error = 0;
 error:
 	abort_creds(new);
 	return error;