diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/ov5693/atomisp-ov5693.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/ov5693/atomisp-ov5693.c
index 0828ca9ab6f2..5e3670c4fc29 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/ov5693/atomisp-ov5693.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/ov5693/atomisp-ov5693.c
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ static int ov5693_q_exposure(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, s32 *value)
 static int ad5823_t_focus_vcm(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u16 val)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	u8 vcm_code;
 
 	ret = ad5823_i2c_read(client, AD5823_REG_VCM_CODE_MSB, &vcm_code);