diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index c0cf946d42f574843b5a95836f282cc89899abe4..ae32d3b99b4b07b55509f7145598bc783b8ace41 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4125,7 +4125,8 @@ __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 				       &trace_panic_notifier);
 
 	register_die_notifier(&trace_die_notifier);
-	ret = 0;
+
+	return 0;
 
 out_free_cpumask:
 	free_cpumask_var(tracing_reader_cpumask);