diff --git a/drivers/mfd/menf21bmc.c b/drivers/mfd/menf21bmc.c
index 1d36095155e0..0f24de516d72 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/menf21bmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/menf21bmc.c
@@ -54,11 +54,9 @@ menf21bmc_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	int rev_major, rev_minor, rev_main;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter,
-				      I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA |
-				      I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA |
-				      I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE);
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA |
+						      I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA |
+						      I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	rev_major = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(client, BMC_CMD_REV_MAJOR);