diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index ee890a27c7ab..1316379c21db 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f1a3fe17f9ef0e51c63662b82e9915a693e8e375
+refs/heads/master: 55920b5eae24cfd2666f3f80bc5f2c0b3b18043b
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index f5d7282afdf3..c80ef41b5fca 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -2308,7 +2308,6 @@ static s32 e1000_flash_cycle_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 timeout)
 {
 	union ich8_hws_flash_ctrl hsflctl;
 	union ich8_hws_flash_status hsfsts;
-	s32 ret_val = -E1000_ERR_NVM;
 	u32 i = 0;
 
 	/* Start a cycle by writing 1 in Flash Cycle Go in Hw Flash Control */
@@ -2327,7 +2326,7 @@ static s32 e1000_flash_cycle_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 timeout)
 	if (hsfsts.hsf_status.flcdone == 1 && hsfsts.hsf_status.flcerr == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	return ret_val;
+	return -E1000_ERR_NVM;
 }
 
 /**