diff --git a/sound/oss/mpu401.c b/sound/oss/mpu401.c
index 25e4609f8339..3bbc3ec5be82 100644
--- a/sound/oss/mpu401.c
+++ b/sound/oss/mpu401.c
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ static int mpu401_out(int dev, unsigned char midi_byte)
 static int mpu401_command(int dev, mpu_command_rec * cmd)
 {
 	int i, timeout, ok;
-	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long   flags;
 	struct mpu_config *devc;
 
@@ -644,7 +643,6 @@ static int mpu401_command(int dev, mpu_command_rec * cmd)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	ret = 0;
 	cmd->data[0] = 0;
 
 	if (cmd->nr_returns)
@@ -666,7 +664,7 @@ static int mpu401_command(int dev, mpu_command_rec * cmd)
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devc->lock,flags);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mpu_cmd(int dev, int cmd, int data)