diff --git a/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c b/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c
index 5b10b50f8686f953a5fe476f3131b0d8a42307bb..64b2b2501a790978c48dd08af87178bb78d968c1 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c
@@ -673,15 +673,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(powercap_unregister_control_type);
 
 static int __init powercap_init(void)
 {
-	int result = 0;
+	int result;
 
 	result = seed_constraint_attributes();
 	if (result)
 		return result;
 
-	result = class_register(&powercap_class);
-
-	return result;
+	return class_register(&powercap_class);
 }
 
 device_initcall(powercap_init);