diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c b/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
index 8534d6e45a1d7b65c149a130526aa5314203b66b..a3ba0e6520a14fa41eb15859d693a678b9a04a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c
@@ -1518,10 +1518,10 @@ static int __init max310x_uart_init(void)
 		return ret;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI_MASTER
-	ret = spi_register_driver(&max310x_spi_driver);
+	spi_register_driver(&max310x_spi_driver);
 #endif
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 module_init(max310x_uart_init);