diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/clk/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/clk/base.c
index a43246ae681f..1cb83edc78dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/clk/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/clk/base.c
@@ -199,16 +199,18 @@ nvkm_cstate_prog(struct nvkm_clk *clk, struct nvkm_pstate *pstate, int cstatei)
 	}
 
 	if (volt) {
-		ret = nvkm_volt_set_id(volt, cstate->voltage,
-				       pstate->base.voltage, clk->temp, -1);
-		if (ret && ret != -ENODEV)
-			nvkm_error(subdev, "failed to lower voltage: %d\n", ret);
+		int err = nvkm_volt_set_id(volt, cstate->voltage,
+					   pstate->base.voltage, clk->temp, -1);
+
+		if (err && err != -ENODEV)
+			nvkm_error(subdev, "failed to lower voltage: %d\n", err);
 	}
 
 	if (therm) {
-		ret = nvkm_therm_cstate(therm, pstate->fanspeed, -1);
-		if (ret && ret != -ENODEV)
-			nvkm_error(subdev, "failed to lower fan speed: %d\n", ret);
+		int err = nvkm_therm_cstate(therm, pstate->fanspeed, -1);
+
+		if (err && err != -ENODEV)
+			nvkm_error(subdev, "failed to lower fan speed: %d\n", err);
 	}
 
 	return ret;