diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
index 5d059866d17acf4eb397f85adef7481fdde4cdcc..f170c5678289b5c892f0ffdceae5792ca5f0380e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static int pca953x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct pca953x_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&client->dev);
 	struct pca953x_chip *chip = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (pdata && pdata->teardown) {
 		ret = pdata->teardown(client, chip->gpio_chip.base,