diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index 3346829ea07f09e28107c4b227d8b5d5763be30b..afca6c78948cfd77a1ad8b429f733482c4b11c1a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -180,17 +180,16 @@ int nf_hook_slow(u_int8_t pf, unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = -EPERM;
 	} else if ((verdict & NF_VERDICT_MASK) == NF_QUEUE) {
-		ret = nf_queue(skb, elem, pf, hook, indev, outdev, okfn,
-			       verdict >> NF_VERDICT_QBITS);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			if (ret == -ECANCELED)
+		int err = nf_queue(skb, elem, pf, hook, indev, outdev, okfn,
+						verdict >> NF_VERDICT_QBITS);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			if (err == -ECANCELED)
 				goto next_hook;
-			if (ret == -ESRCH &&
+			if (err == -ESRCH &&
 			   (verdict & NF_VERDICT_FLAG_QUEUE_BYPASS))
 				goto next_hook;
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 		}
-		ret = 0;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ret;