diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
index 6f3275d020a044abd3607e9ca6b4f114dd45200f..6e575edf29f437a2b2f5cc8e8cd013269d73edf5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
@@ -4746,7 +4746,6 @@ pmcraid_register_interrupt_handler(struct pmcraid_instance *pinstance)
 	pinstance->hrrq_vector[0].drv_inst = pinstance;
 	pinstance->hrrq_vector[0].vector = pdev->irq;
 	pinstance->num_hrrq = 1;
-	rc = 0;
 
 	rc = request_irq(pdev->irq, pmcraid_isr, IRQF_SHARED,
 			 PMCRAID_DRIVER_NAME, &pinstance->hrrq_vector[0]);