diff --git a/fs/io-wq.c b/fs/io-wq.c
index 2c37776c0280..e221aaab585c 100644
--- a/fs/io-wq.c
+++ b/fs/io-wq.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ static int io_wqe_hash_wake(struct wait_queue_entry *wait, unsigned mode,
 
 struct io_wq *io_wq_create(unsigned bounded, struct io_wq_data *data)
 {
-	int ret = -ENOMEM, node;
+	int ret, node;
 	struct io_wq *wq;
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!data->free_work || !data->do_work))