diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index c98896b281a049472b9e21fa93e31e31ef8e558e..d4518e724f848a6ff8ffaf61656d080de5a08f03 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ static int read_password(char *buf, int buf_size)
             if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EINTR) {
                 continue;
             } else {
-                ret = -1;
                 break;
             }
         } else if (ret == 0) {