diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-twl4030-usb.c b/drivers/phy/phy-twl4030-usb.c
index 8e87f54671f3..bc42d6a8939f 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-twl4030-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-twl4030-usb.c
@@ -666,7 +666,6 @@ static int twl4030_usb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	twl->dev		= &pdev->dev;
 	twl->irq		= platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	twl->vbus_supplied	= false;
-	twl->linkstat		= -EINVAL;
 	twl->linkstat		= OMAP_MUSB_UNKNOWN;
 
 	twl->phy.dev		= twl->dev;