diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
index 47c3191ec313dbc617c015df22832f6e0ee522cb..62c0cf79674fec39137fe39552288b26e23773e5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,6 @@ int fb_parse_edid(unsigned char *edid, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 }
 void fb_edid_to_monspecs(unsigned char *edid, struct fb_monspecs *specs)
 {
-	specs = NULL;
 }
 void fb_edid_add_monspecs(unsigned char *edid, struct fb_monspecs *specs)
 {