diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index 02beb35f577fca..6f145b592a5362 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -624,13 +624,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_switchdev_notifier);
 int call_switchdev_notifiers(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct switchdev_notifier_info *info)
 {
-	int err;
-
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
 	info->dev = dev;
-	err = raw_notifier_call_chain(&switchdev_notif_chain, val, info);
-	return err;
+	return raw_notifier_call_chain(&switchdev_notif_chain, val, info);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_switchdev_notifiers);