diff --git a/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu.bpf.c b/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu.bpf.c
index f10fe3cf25f65acd8789664510650830a3ac0237..25e3a405375f28e867023ba4dc9d364a6b100316 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu.bpf.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu.bpf.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ u16 get_dest_port_ipv4_udp(struct xdp_md *ctx, u64 nh_off)
 	void *data     = (void *)(long)ctx->data;
 	struct iphdr *iph = data + nh_off;
 	struct udphdr *udph;
-	u16 dport;
 
 	if (iph + 1 > data_end)
 		return 0;
@@ -111,8 +110,7 @@ u16 get_dest_port_ipv4_udp(struct xdp_md *ctx, u64 nh_off)
 	if (udph + 1 > data_end)
 		return 0;
 
-	dport = bpf_ntohs(udph->dest);
-	return dport;
+	return bpf_ntohs(udph->dest);
 }
 
 static __always_inline