diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 3d113cf8908ac..99b110431923a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
  */
 ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
-	ssize_t result = -EINVAL, requested;
+	ssize_t result, requested;
 	size_t count;
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;