diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c
index 32988a8aead467f8a61cdfdc3fbb15ddbff8d6a1..10bd0f2e7a32bf5cb6ffb2c62ed25fb161b4054b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c
@@ -2181,10 +2181,7 @@ static int dgap_block_til_ready(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->ch_lock, lock_flags);
 
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
-
-	return 0;
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /*