diff --git a/net/sched/sch_teql.c b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
index 9e52afc2d980..409ce50cc0db 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_teql.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
@@ -265,14 +265,11 @@ __teql_resolve(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff *skb_res,
 	}
 
 	if (neigh_event_send(n, skb_res) == 0) {
-		int err;
 		char haddr[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
 
 		neigh_ha_snapshot(haddr, n, dev);
-		err = dev_hard_header(skb, dev, ntohs(skb_protocol(skb, false)),
-				      haddr, NULL, skb->len);
-
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (dev_hard_header(skb, dev, ntohs(skb_protocol(skb, false)),
+				    haddr, NULL, skb->len) < 0)
 			err = -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		err = (skb_res == NULL) ? -EAGAIN : 1;