diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_io.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_io.c
index fcda9db6ebb5..79d543d88278 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_io.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_io.c
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ int rtw_init_io_priv(struct adapter *padapter, void (*set_intf_ops)(struct adapt
 */
 int rtw_inc_and_chk_continual_io_error(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj)
 {
-	int ret = false;
-	int value = atomic_inc_return(&dvobj->continual_io_error);
-	if (value > MAX_CONTINUAL_IO_ERR)
-		ret = true;
+	int error_count = atomic_inc_return(&dvobj->continual_io_error);
 
-	return ret;
+	if (error_count > MAX_CONTINUAL_IO_ERR)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 /*