diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
index d51028b447f6..6be72e1cc0a8 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@ static irqreturn_t ak8975_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 static int ak8975_setup_irq(struct ak8975_data *data)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = data->client;
-	int rc;
 	int irq;
+	int ret;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&data->data_ready_queue);
 	clear_bit(0, &data->flags);
@@ -582,15 +582,15 @@ static int ak8975_setup_irq(struct ak8975_data *data)
 	else
 		irq = gpiod_to_irq(data->eoc_gpiod);
 
-	rc = devm_request_irq(&client->dev, irq, ak8975_irq_handler,
-			      IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
-			      dev_name(&client->dev), data);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
+	ret = devm_request_irq(&client->dev, irq, ak8975_irq_handler,
+			       IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
+			       dev_name(&client->dev), data);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	data->eoc_irq = irq;
 
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -908,8 +908,8 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
 	struct gpio_desc *eoc_gpiod;
 	struct gpio_desc *reset_gpiod;
-	int err;
 	const char *name = NULL;
+	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * Grab and set up the supplied GPIO.
@@ -944,9 +944,9 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	data->reset_gpiod = reset_gpiod;
 	data->eoc_irq = 0;
 
-	err = iio_read_mount_matrix(&client->dev, &data->orientation);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	ret = iio_read_mount_matrix(&client->dev, &data->orientation);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* id will be NULL when enumerated via ACPI */
 	data->def = i2c_get_match_data(client);
@@ -967,20 +967,20 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (IS_ERR(data->vid))
 		return PTR_ERR(data->vid);
 
-	err = ak8975_power_on(data);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	ret = ak8975_power_on(data);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	err = ak8975_who_i_am(client, data->def->type);
-	if (err < 0) {
+	ret = ak8975_who_i_am(client, data->def->type);
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "Unexpected device\n");
 		goto power_off;
 	}
 	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "Asahi compass chip %s\n", name);
 
 	/* Perform some basic start-of-day setup of the device. */
-	err = ak8975_setup(client);
-	if (err < 0) {
+	ret = ak8975_setup(client);
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "%s initialization fails\n", name);
 		goto power_off;
 	}
@@ -993,15 +993,15 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 
-	err = iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL, ak8975_handle_trigger,
+	ret = iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL, ak8975_handle_trigger,
 					 NULL);
-	if (err) {
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "triggered buffer setup failed\n");
 		goto power_off;
 	}
 
-	err = iio_device_register(indio_dev);
-	if (err) {
+	ret = iio_device_register(indio_dev);
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "device register failed\n");
 		goto cleanup_buffer;
 	}
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup(indio_dev);
 power_off:
 	ak8975_power_off(data);
-	return err;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void ak8975_remove(struct i2c_client *client)