diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index bd3e9e68125b8933b2e32a4fea2e2282397dc1cd..4bd5d3118acd4b152d6e6f17b38b0a03b0f723d6 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -2494,6 +2494,7 @@ static ssize_t proc_coredump_filter_write(struct file *file,
 	mm = get_task_mm(task);
 	if (!mm)
 		goto out_no_mm;
+	ret = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0, mask = 1; i < MMF_DUMP_FILTER_BITS; i++, mask <<= 1) {
 		if (val & mask)