diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
index 80ea2e913c2b..47a6d62b7511 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static int cfv_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	const char *cfv_netdev_name = "cfvrt";
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct cfv_info *cfv;
-	int err = -EINVAL;
+	int err;
 
 	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct cfv_info), cfv_netdev_name,
 			      NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, cfv_netdev_setup);