diff --git a/net/caif/caif_socket.c b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
index aa209b1066c9699a12510055e70ae79b33ee05b7..92cbbd2afddbf1bfb6a79d2fc7112fdb63b3711e 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_socket.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
@@ -1107,10 +1107,7 @@ static struct net_proto_family caif_family_ops = {
 
 static int __init caif_sktinit_module(void)
 {
-	int err = sock_register(&caif_family_ops);
-	if (!err)
-		return err;
-	return 0;
+	return sock_register(&caif_family_ops);
 }
 
 static void __exit caif_sktexit_module(void)