diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 94d6b02c221b..f923cf56542c 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static const struct super_operations v9fs_super_ops, v9fs_super_ops_dotl;
 static int v9fs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = fls(v9ses->maxdata - 1);