diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
index bcaaca5112d6..4b566e88582f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ static int dlm_lockres_master_requery(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
 int dlm_do_master_requery(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm, struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
 			  u8 nodenum, u8 *real_master)
 {
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	struct dlm_master_requery req;
 	int status = DLM_LOCK_RES_OWNER_UNKNOWN;