diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 5255550b7c34f..2e454c18b3a9c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_unregister);
 struct platform_device *platform_device_register_full(
 		const struct platform_device_info *pdevinfo)
 {
-	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+	int ret;
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
 
 	pdev = platform_device_alloc(pdevinfo->name, pdevinfo->id);