diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
index d35d3f305a311dd6d52fb8a285a98b9fe8343160..5b064d360cb7495a6392edee68d9d4f5b5572854 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
@@ -122,13 +122,11 @@ static ssize_t hostaudio_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 static __poll_t hostaudio_poll(struct file *file,
 				struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 {
-	__poll_t mask = 0;
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "hostaudio: poll called (unimplemented)\n");
 #endif
 
-	return mask;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static long hostaudio_ioctl(struct file *file,