diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index f1c7eb8461be2054d3610a4a9e74375d8ba5a4d0..4270bedd230849c48a1e5387eb2d8a6b6e530a80 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -54,18 +54,17 @@ extern struct dentry_stat_t dentry_stat;
 static inline int dentry_cmp(const unsigned char *cs, size_t scount,
 				const unsigned char *ct, size_t tcount)
 {
-	int ret;
 	if (scount != tcount)
 		return 1;
+
 	do {
-		ret = (*cs != *ct);
-		if (ret)
-			break;
+		if (*cs != *ct)
+			return 1;
 		cs++;
 		ct++;
 		tcount--;
 	} while (tcount);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Name hashing routines. Initial hash value */