diff --git a/fs/jffs2/erase.c b/fs/jffs2/erase.c
index a01cdad6aad1810f0323d6494865f7540d50421c..eafb8d37a6fb89173d26ecf527a3f69433a2565f 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/erase.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/erase.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int jffs2_block_check_erase(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_erasebl
 	void *ebuf;
 	uint32_t ofs;
 	size_t retlen;
-	int ret = -EIO;
+	int ret;
 	unsigned long *wordebuf;
 
 	ret = mtd_point(c->mtd, jeb->offset, c->sector_size, &retlen,