diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 6cbcc8b4daaf9..bb03ae5ef11f8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ static void nvme_tcp_stop_io_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 static int nvme_tcp_start_io_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
-	int i, ret = 0;
+	int i, ret;
 
 	for (i = 1; i < ctrl->queue_count; i++) {
 		ret = nvme_tcp_start_queue(ctrl, i);