diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 96b9385be4697..f0ba384a0291b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -10159,7 +10159,7 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	static u16 pfs_found;
 	u16 wol_nvm_bits;
 	u16 link_status;
-	int err = 0;
+	int err;
 	u32 len;
 	u32 i;