diff --git a/audio/coreaudio.c b/audio/coreaudio.c
index 23d7593eb9..3186b68474 100644
--- a/audio/coreaudio.c
+++ b/audio/coreaudio.c
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ static OSStatus handle_voice_change(
     const AudioObjectPropertyAddress *in_addresses,
     void *in_client_data)
 {
-    OSStatus status;
     coreaudioVoiceOut *core = in_client_data;
 
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
@@ -554,13 +553,12 @@ static OSStatus handle_voice_change(
         fini_out_device(core);
     }
 
-    status = init_out_device(core);
-    if (!status) {
+    if (!init_out_device(core)) {
         update_device_playback_state(core);
     }
 
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
-    return status;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static int coreaudio_init_out(HWVoiceOut *hw, struct audsettings *as,