diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/auth.c b/drivers/nvme/host/auth.c
index bb0abbe4491cdc1283ce63f2ffed398bc2f069cf..4424f53a8a0a3d1a87b573b43c7d580e42fe1db3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/auth.c
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ int nvme_auth_init_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 		goto err_free_dhchap_secret;
 
 	if (!ctrl->opts->dhchap_secret && !ctrl->opts->dhchap_ctrl_secret)
-		return ret;
+		return 0;
 
 	ctrl->dhchap_ctxs = kvcalloc(ctrl_max_dhchaps(ctrl),
 				sizeof(*chap), GFP_KERNEL);